UEFA Nations League

FT Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Belgium WWWDL 2
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Iceland WLLWL 1
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BEL202
ISL101
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Match Report

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Lukaku brace powers Belgium back to winning ways as they beat Iceland

Stand-in captain Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Belgium got back to winning ways with a 2-1 away triumph over Iceland in the Nations League.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
0
67.6
Possession
32.4
9
SHOTS
4
2
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
669
Accurate Passes
275
737
Passes
345
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
1
17
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.1
39
Long Balls
60
21
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
1
5
Effective Tackles
6
7
Tackles
10
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
20
11
Effective Clearances
28
11
Clearances
28

Head to Head

BEL leads series 4-0

Lineups

ISL · 3-1-4-2

  1. 13Rúnar RúnarssonG
  2. 3Hólmar EyjólfssonCD
  3. 18Hördur MagnússonCD-L
  4. 5Sverrir IngasonCD-R
  5. 4Victor PalssonSW
  6. 8Birkir BjarnasonCM-L
  7. 16Runar Mar SigurjonssonCM-R
  8. 23Ari SkúlasonLM
  9. 2Birkir SaevarssonRM
  10. 22Jón BödvarssonCF-L
  11. 20Albert GudmundssonCF-R

BEL · 3-4-3

  1. 12Simon MignoletG
  2. 4Dedryck BoyataCD
  3. 3Jason DenayerCD-L
  4. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  5. 8Youri TielemansCM-L
  6. 6Axel WitselCM-R
  7. 11Yannick CarrascoLM
  8. 15Thomas MeunierRM
  9. 10Romelu LukakuF
  10. 7Jérémy DokuCF-L
  11. 9Leandro TrossardCF-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Iceland 0, Belgium 1. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  2. 17' Goal! Iceland 1, Belgium 1. Birkir Már Saevarsson (Iceland) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Runar Mar Sigurjónsson with a through ball.
  3. 38' Goal! Iceland 1, Belgium 2. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 61' Substitution, Belgium. Hans Vanaken replaces Leandro Trossard.
  5. 68' Substitution, Belgium. Timothy Castagne replaces Jéremy Doku.
  6. 68' Substitution, Iceland. Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson replaces Runar Mar Sigurjónsson.
  7. 69' Substitution, Iceland. Vidar Örn Kjartansson replaces Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
  8. 81' Substitution, Iceland. Kolbeinn Sigthorsson replaces Albert Gudmundsson.
  9. 82' Substitution, Iceland. Hjörtur Hermannsson replaces Victor Pálsson.
  10. 85' Axel Witsel (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 86' Substitution, Iceland. Arnór Ingvi Traustason replaces Hördur Magnússon because of an injury.

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