UEFA Nations League

FT Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Iceland DWWWL 1
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Belgium WWWWW 5
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ISL101
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King Baudouin Stadium · ESPN+

Match Report

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Batshuayi double helps Belgium to 5-1 win over Iceland

Michy Batshuayi scored twice as the hosts eased to a 5-1 victory over Iceland and a 12th win in a row in their Nations League clash.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
7
6
Saves
2
25.3
Possession
74.7
5
SHOTS
20
3
ON GOAL
11
0.6
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
186
Accurate Passes
709
261
Passes
785
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.2
43
Long Balls
56
23
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
11
14
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
5
30
Effective Clearances
4
30
Clearances
4

Head to Head

BEL leads series 3-0

Lineups

BEL · 3-4-3

  1. 13Koen CasteelsG
  2. 3Jason DenayerCD
  3. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  4. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  5. 6Axel WitselCM-L
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneCM-R
  7. 16Thorgan HazardLM
  8. 15Thomas MeunierRM
  9. 23Michy BatshuayiF
  10. 11Jérémy DokuCF-L
  11. 14Dries MertensCF-R

ISL · 4-3-3

  1. 12Ögmundur KristinssonG
  2. 3Jón Gudni FjólusonCD-L
  3. 6Hólmar EyjólfssonCD-R
  4. 23Ari SkúlasonLB
  5. 2Hjörtur HermannssonRB
  6. 4Victor PalssonCM
  7. 8Birkir BjarnasonLM
  8. 19Andri Fannar BaldurssonRM
  9. 17Holmbert Aron FridjonssonF
  10. 11Albert GudmundssonLF
  11. 10Arnór SigurdssonRF

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Belgium 0, Iceland 1. Holmbert Fridjónsson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Birkir Bjarnason.
  2. 12' Hjörtur Hermannsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 13' Goal! Belgium 1, Iceland 1. Axel Witsel (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  4. 17' Goal! Belgium 2, Iceland 1. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  5. 50' Goal! Belgium 3, Iceland 1. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a corner.
  6. 54' Substitution, Iceland. Emil Hallfredsson replaces Andri Fannar Baldursson.
  7. 55' Substitution, Belgium. Simon Mignolet replaces Koen Casteels because of an injury.
  8. 65' Substitution, Belgium. Yari Verschaeren replaces Thorgan Hazard.
  9. 69' Goal! Belgium 4, Iceland 1. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yari Verschaeren following a corner.
  10. 70' Substitution, Iceland. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson replaces Holmbert Fridjónsson.
  11. 72' Substitution, Iceland. Mikael Anderson replaces Arnór Sigurdsson.
  12. 79' Goal! Belgium 5, Iceland 1. Jéremy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  13. 80' Substitution, Belgium. Hans Vanaken replaces Kevin De Bruyne.

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