Belgium vs Russia, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
90': Aleksandr GolovinHazard scores twice, Courtois has howler as Belgium beats Russia
Eden Hazard scored twice for Belgium to spare the blushes of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and secure a 3-1 victory over Russia.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt missed. Artem Dzyuba (Russia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Denis Cheryshev with a cross.
- 2': Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 2': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Guilherme.
- 3': Attempt missed. Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen following a corner.
- 4': Dries Mertens (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Russia).
- 6': Offside, Belgium. Jan Vertonghen tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
- 8': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Kirill Nababkin (Russia).
- 8': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mario Fernandes.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross.
- 9': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
- 9': Yuri Zhirkov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Fedor Kudryashov (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
- 10': Offside, Russia. Georgi Dzhikiya tries a through ball, but Yuri Zhirkov is caught offside.
- 14': Goal! Belgium 1, Russia 0. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 16': Goal! Belgium 1, Russia 1. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 18': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Russia).
- 18': Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 23': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ilzat Akhmetov.
- 26': Substitution, Russia. Anton Miranchuk replaces Daler Kuzyaev because of an injury.
- 26': Fedor Kudryashov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Belgium).
- 27': Foul by Ilzat Akhmetov (Russia).
- 27': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Offside, Russia. Kirill Nababkin tries a through ball, but Artem Dzyuba is caught offside.
- 29': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Yuri Zhirkov.
- 30': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Kirill Nababkin.
- 30': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Russia).
- 34': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Kirill Nababkin (Russia).
- 35': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ilzat Akhmetov.
- 36': Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
- 37': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 38': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen.
- 41': Offside, Russia. Denis Cheryshev tries a through ball, but Yuri Zhirkov is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 44': Penalty Belgium. Eden Hazard draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 44': Penalty conceded by Yuri Zhirkov (Russia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45': Goal! Belgium 2, Russia 1. Eden Hazard (Belgium) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Belgium 2, Russia 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Belgium 2, Russia 1.
- 46': Hand ball by Michy Batshuayi (Belgium).
- 47': Attempt blocked. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
- 47': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Kirill Nababkin.
- 49': Attempt saved. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
- 51': Foul by Kirill Nababkin (Russia).
- 51': Leander Dendoncker (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Dedryck Boyata (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia).
- 55': Hand ball by Toby Alderweireld (Belgium).
- 57': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 62': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Ilzat Akhmetov (Russia).
- 64': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 65': Substitution, Russia. Fedor Chalov replaces Denis Cheryshev.
- 65': Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Belgium).
- 67': Delay in match Dries Mertens (Belgium) because of an injury.
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mario Fernandes.
- 71': Foul by Anton Miranchuk (Russia).
- 71': Leander Dendoncker (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
- 74': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
- 76': Offside, Belgium. Dries Mertens tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Russia. Fedor Smolov replaces Artem Dzyuba.
- 79': Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
- 79': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
- 79': Kirill Nababkin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Fedor Smolov (Russia).
- 80': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Fedor Chalov (Russia).
- 83': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Belgium. Nacer Chadli replaces Thorgan Hazard.
- 85': Fedor Chalov (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Belgium).
- 87': Foul by Nacer Chadli (Belgium).
- 87': Mario Fernandes (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Goal! Belgium 3, Russia 1. Eden Hazard (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
- 89': Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Dries Mertens (Belgium).
- 89': Dries Mertens (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Second yellow card to Aleksandr Golovin (Russia).
- 90'+1': Fedor Smolov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Belgium).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Belgium 3, Russia 1.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Belgium 3, Russia 1.
Statistics
 RUS |
BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 39.1 | Possession | 60.9 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 332 | Accurate Passes | 558 |
| 410 | Passes | 640 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 24 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 34,245
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 34,245
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
Belgium (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 20 | Dedryck Boyata |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 2 | Toby Alderweireld |
| 6 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 16 | Thorgan Hazard |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 23 | Michy Batshuayi |
| 10 | Eden Hazard |
| 14 | Dries Mertens  |
Russia (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Guilherme (GK) |
| 13 | Fedor Kudryashov |
| 14 | Georgi Dzhikiya |
| 3 | Kirill Nababkin |
| 18 | Yuri Zhirkov |
| 2 | Mário Fernandes |
| 7 | Daler Kuzyaev |
| 17 | Aleksandr Golovin |
| 6 | Denis Cheryshev |
| 19 | Ilzat Akhmetov |
| 22 | Artem Dzyuba |
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