Russia vs Belgium, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship QualifyingHazard brothers shine as Belgium thump Russia 4-1
Belgium secured top spot in Euro 2020 qualifying Group I and stretched their perfect record to nine wins.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Sergey Petrov (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Russia).
- 7': Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Thomas Vermaelen.
- 9': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Magomed Ozdoev (Russia).
- 18': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 19': Goal! Russia 0, Belgium 1. Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 22': Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Russia).
- 22': Timothy Castagne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Axel Witsel (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
- 24': Offside, Russia. Andrey Semenov tries a through ball, but Artem Dzyuba is caught offside.
- 26': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Mario Fernandes (Russia).
- 27': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia).
- 28': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 28': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Guilherme.
- 32': Offside, Russia. Mario Fernandes tries a through ball, but Artem Dzyuba is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sergey Petrov.
- 33': Goal! Russia 0, Belgium 2. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with a headed pass.
- 34': Attempt saved. Magomed Ozdoev (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
- 36': Foul by Roman Zobnin (Russia).
- 36': Timothy Castagne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 40': Goal! Russia 0, Belgium 3. Eden Hazard (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 45': Attempt missed. Aleksey Ionov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Russia 0, Belgium 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Russia 0, Belgium 3.
- 49': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
- 50': Substitution, Russia. Zelimkhan Bakaev replaces Yuri Zhirkov.
- 51': Attempt missed. Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 52': Substitution, Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Dries Mertens because of an injury.
- 52': Offside, Russia. Sergey Petrov tries a through ball, but Zelimkhan Bakaev is caught offside.
- 55': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Thomas Vermaelen.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Artem Dzyuba (Russia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk with a cross.
- 56': Foul by Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia).
- 56': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia).
- 59': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 59': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Russia).
- 61': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Thomas Vermaelen.
- 62': Foul by Roman Zobnin (Russia).
- 62': Timothy Castagne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Russia. Daler Kuzyaev replaces Roman Zobnin.
- 64': Aleksey Ionov (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
- 65': Attempt saved. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 66': Attempt missed. Magomed Ozdoev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sergey Petrov.
- 67': Substitution, Belgium. Jason Denayer replaces Thomas Vermaelen.
- 72': Foul by Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia).
- 72': Timothy Castagne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Goal! Russia 0, Belgium 4. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 76': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Jason Denayer.
- 77': Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 78': Andrey Semenov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Belgium).
- 78': Attempt blocked. Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 78': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata.
- 79': Attempt saved. Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrey Semenov.
- 79': Goal! Russia 1, Belgium 4. Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
- 80': Substitution, Russia. Nikolay Komlichenko replaces Artem Dzyuba.
- 84': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 86': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Jason Denayer.
- 87': Attempt missed. Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Thorgan Hazard.
- 89': Foul by Nikolay Komlichenko (Russia).
- 89': Thibaut Courtois (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Belgium).
- 90': Sergey Petrov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Nikolay Komlichenko (Russia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daler Kuzyaev.
- 90'+2': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Russia).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Russia 1, Belgium 4.
- 0': Match ends, Russia 1, Belgium 4.
Statistics
 BEL |
RUS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 47.3 | Possession | 52.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 468 | Accurate Passes | 512 |
| 549 | Passes | 599 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 6 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 8 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 25 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Gazprom Arena
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 53,317
Venue: Gazprom Arena
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 53,317
EURO Qualifying Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 10 | +11 | 22 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 10 | +11 | 17 |
| 3 | Israel | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Belarus | 10 | -5 | 12 |
Line-Ups
Russia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Guilherme (GK) |
| 14 | Georgi Dzhikiya |
| 5 | Andrei Semenov |
| 23 | Sergei Petrov  |
| 2 | Mário Fernandes |
| 15 | Alexey Miranchuk |
| 11 | Roman Zobnin |
| 7 | Magomed Ozdoev |
| 22 | Artem Dzyuba |
| 18 | Yuri Zhirkov |
| 20 | Aleksei Ionov |
Belgium (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 4 | Dedryck Boyata |
| 3 | Thomas Vermaelen |
| 2 | Toby Alderweireld |
| 6 | Axel Witsel |
| 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 16 | Thorgan Hazard |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 10 | Eden Hazard |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
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