UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Sunday, March 24, 2019
Belgium WDWLW 2
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Cyprus LDDLW 0
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CYP000
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Match Report

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Hazard, Batshuayi strike as Belgium ease to victory over Cyprus

Eden Hazard marked his 100th cap with an early goal to set Belgium on their way to a comfortable 2-0 away win over Cyprus.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
0
1
Saves
4
60.3
Possession
39.7
13
SHOTS
7
6
ON GOAL
1
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
608
Accurate Passes
375
704
Passes
467
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
1
9
Crosses
4
0.2
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
68
31
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
8
23
Tackles
8
0.7
Tackle %
1.0
10
Interceptions
11
8
Effective Clearances
18
8
Clearances
18

Head to Head

BEL leads series 4-0

Lineups

CYP · 5-3-2

  1. 12Urko PardoG
  2. 4Giorgos MerkisCD
  3. 19Konstantinos LaifisCD-L
  4. 2Dossa JúniorCD-R
  5. 3Nicholas IoannouLB
  6. 13Ioannis KousoulosRB
  7. 18Kostakis ArtymatasCM
  8. 17MargaçaCM-L
  9. 15Fotis PapoulisCM-R
  10. 7Georgios EfremCF-L
  11. 8Minas AntoniouCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Andreas AvraamSUB
  2. 20Grigoris KastanosSUB
  3. 6Jason DemetriouSUB
  4. 22Neophytos MichaelSUB
  5. 16Matija SpoljaricSUB
  6. 21Anthony GeorgiouSUB
  7. 5Giorgos VasiliouSUB
  8. 23Christos WheelerSUB
  9. 10Pieros SoteriouSUB
  10. 9Nestoras MytidesSUB
  11. 1Konstantinos PanagiSUB
  12. 14Andreas MakrisSUB

BEL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 3Thomas VermaelenCD
  3. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  4. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  5. 6Leander DendonckerCM-L
  6. 8Youri TielemansCM-R
  7. 16Thorgan HazardLM
  8. 21Timothy CastagneRM
  9. 23Michy BatshuayiF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 14Dries MertensCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Yannick CarrascoSUB
  2. 15Brandon MecheleSUB
  3. 7Hans VanakenSUB
  4. 18Adnan JanuzajSUB
  5. 13Koen CasteelsSUB
  6. 22Nacer ChadliSUB
  7. 19Dennis PraetSUB
  8. 12Simon MignoletSUB
  9. 17Divock OrigiSUB
  10. 9Leandro TrossardSUB
  11. 4Jason DenayerSUB
  12. 20Christian BentekeSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Cyprus 0, Belgium 1. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 18' Goal! Cyprus 0, Belgium 2. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard with a through ball.
  3. 45' Substitution, Cyprus. Anthony Georgiou replaces Dossa Júnior.
  4. 57' Substitution, Belgium. Adnan Januzaj replaces Dries Mertens.
  5. 68' Substitution, Belgium. Yannick Carrasco replaces Thorgan Hazard.
  6. 75' Substitution, Cyprus. Matija Spoljaric replaces Georgios Efrem.
  7. 81' Substitution, Cyprus. Andreas Makris replaces Minas Antoniou.
  8. 89' Substitution, Belgium. Dennis Praet replaces Michy Batshuayi.

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