Belgium vs San Marino, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Belgium

28': Romelu Lukaku
31': Nacer Chadli
35': Cristian Brolli (OG)
41': Romelu Lukaku
43': Toby Alderweireld
45'+1': Youri Tielemans
79': Christian Benteke
84': Yari Verschaeren (P)
90': Timothy Castagne

FT
9 - 0

San Marino

Belgium qualify for Euro 2020 with nine-goal onslaught against San Marino

Belgium celeb Tielemans Hazard 191010 [1296x729]

Romelu Lukaku scored as Belgium thrashed San Marino 9-0 on Thursday and became the first side through to the Euro 2020 finals.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Nacer Chadli (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
2': Foul by Filippo Berardi (San Marino).
2': Hans Vanaken (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Attempt missed. Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
4': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
7': Foul by Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium).
7': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
11': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
11': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
11': Simone Benedettini (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Davide Simoncini.
13': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Simone Benedettini.
13': Attempt missed. Nacer Chadli (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross following a corner.
16': Dries Mertens (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Mirko Palazzi (San Marino).
17': Offside, Belgium. Eden Hazard tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
18': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nacer Chadli with a cross.
19': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Cristian Brolli.
20': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nacer Chadli following a corner.
21': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Cristian Brolli.
22': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Cristian Brolli.
23': Attempt blocked. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
24': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
24': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
24': Marcello Mularoni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
26': Hand ball by Dries Mertens (Belgium).
27': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen with a cross.
28': Goal! Belgium 1, San Marino 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
29': Foul by Davide Simoncini (San Marino).
29': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Dries Mertens (Belgium).
30': Mirko Palazzi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Goal! Belgium 2, San Marino 0. Nacer Chadli (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
35': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Davide Simoncini.
35': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross.
35': Own Goal by Cristian Brolli, San Marino. Belgium 3, San Marino 0.
36': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hans Vanaken with a cross.
38': Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nacer Chadli.
38': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Davide Simoncini.
41': Goal! Belgium 4, San Marino 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
42': Offside, San Marino. Cristian Brolli tries a through ball, but Nicola Nanni is caught offside.
43': Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
43': Goal! Belgium 5, San Marino 0. Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
45': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andrea Grandoni.
45'+1': Goal! Belgium 6, San Marino 0. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
45'+2': First Half ends, Belgium 6, San Marino 0.
45': Second Half begins Belgium 6, San Marino 0.
45': Substitution, San Marino. Adolfo Hirsch replaces Mattia Giardi.
45': Substitution, San Marino. Alessandro Golinucci replaces Filippo Berardi.
46': Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Nacer Chadli (Belgium).
47': Foul by Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino).
47': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nacer Chadli.
49': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
49': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Hand ball by Toby Alderweireld (Belgium).
51': Andrea Grandoni (San Marino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Foul by Dries Mertens (Belgium).
51': Dries Mertens (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': 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.
52': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Simone Benedettini.
53': Offside, Belgium. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Eden Hazard is caught offside.
54': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
55': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
55': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Simone Benedettini.
56': Foul by Marcello Mularoni (San Marino).
56': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nacer Chadli.
58': Foul by Manuel Battistini (San Marino).
58': Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Nacer Chadli (Belgium).
61': Dries Mertens (Belgium) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
61': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner.
61': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Simone Benedettini.
62': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nacer Chadli with a headed pass.
62': Attempt blocked. Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
62': Attempt saved. Nacer Chadli (Belgium) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
62': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Simone Benedettini.
63': Substitution, Belgium. Yari Verschaeren replaces Dries Mertens.
63': Substitution, Belgium. Yannick Carrasco replaces Eden Hazard.
64': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Marcello Mularoni.
64': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
67': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mirko Palazzi.
68': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Vermaelen.
69': Hand ball by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
70': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
71': Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Belgium).
73': Hand ball by Yari Verschaeren (Belgium).
74': Hand ball by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
75': Foul by Cristian Brolli (San Marino).
75': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Substitution, Belgium. Christian Benteke replaces Romelu Lukaku.
77': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Manuel Battistini.
77': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco following a corner.
78': Substitution, San Marino. Lorenzo Lunadei replaces Andrea Grandoni.
79': Goal! Belgium 7, San Marino 0. Christian Benteke (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
82': Foul by Marcello Mularoni (San Marino).
82': Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Marcello Mularoni (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Penalty Belgium. Yari Verschaeren draws a foul in the penalty area.
83': Penalty conceded by Cristian Brolli (San Marino) after a foul in the penalty area.
84': Goal! Belgium 8, San Marino 0. Yari Verschaeren (Belgium) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
86': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Manuel Battistini.
87': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Toby Alderweireld with a cross following a corner.
90': Goal! Belgium 9, San Marino 0. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Yari Verschaeren (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
90'+1': Davide Simoncini (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
90'+2': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Manuel Battistini.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yari Verschaeren with a cross.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Belgium 9, San Marino 0.
0': Match ends, Belgium 9, San Marino 0.
0': Match ends, Belgium 9, San Marino 0.

Statistics

SMR		BEL
9	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
0	Corner Kicks	17
9	Saves	0
16.9	Possession	83.1
0	SHOTS	44
0	ON GOAL	17
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
86	Accurate Passes	706
163	Passes	770
0.5	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	13
0	Crosses	36
0.0	Cross %	0.4
50	Long Balls	38
18	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.4	Long Balls %	0.8
0	Blocked Shots	6
5	Effective Tackles	10
14	Tackles	14
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	5
36	Effective Clearances	3
36	Clearances	3

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 34,504

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Belgium (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Thibaut Courtois (GK)
3	Thomas Vermaelen
5	Jan Vertonghen
2	Toby Alderweireld
8	Youri Tielemans
7	Hans Vanaken
22	Nacer Chadli
21	Timothy Castagne
9	Romelu Lukaku
10	Eden Hazard
14	Dries Mertens

Belgium Substitutes:

Adnan Januzaj, Matz Sels, Michy Batshuayi, Dedryck Boyata, Brandon Mechele, Christian Benteke, Axel Witsel, Yari Verschaeren, Divock Origi, Jens Teunckens, Thorgan Hazard, Yannick Carrasco.

San Marino (5-3-2)

No.	Name
12	Simone Benedettini (GK)
6	Davide Simoncini
3	Mirko Palazzi
15	Cristian Brolli
13	Andrea Grandoni
11	Manuel Battistini
21	Enrico Golinucci
10	Mattia Giardi
9	Marcello Mularoni
18	Filippo Berardi
16	Nicola Nanni

San Marino Substitutes:

Alessandro Golinucci, Matteo Zavoli, Alex Gasperoni, Alessandro D'Addario, Lorenzo Lunadei, Marco Bernardi, Adolfo Hirsch, Luca Censoni, Aldo Simoncini, Alex Della Valle, Fabio Tomassini, Luca Ceccaroli.

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