UEFA Nations League

FT Saturday, September 5, 2020
Belgium WWWWW 2
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Denmark DWWWD 0
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Match Report

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Belgium ease to 2-0 Nations League win over Denmark

Belgium enjoyed a comfortable 2-0 win away to Denmark thanks to a goal in each half from Jason Denayer and Dries Mertens.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
3
49.2
Possession
50.8
11
SHOTS
8
5
ON GOAL
1
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
432
Accurate Passes
437
514
Passes
518
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
9
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
58
35
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
8
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
19
21
Effective Clearances
8
21
Clearances
8

Lineups

DEN · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Andreas ChristensenCD-L
  3. 4Simon KjaerCD-R
  4. 7Robert SkovLB
  5. 18Daniel WassRB
  6. 23Pierre-Emile HøjbjergCM
  7. 8Thomas DelaneyLM
  8. 10Christian EriksenRM
  9. 12Kasper DolbergF
  10. 9Martin BraithwaiteLF
  11. 20Yussuf PoulsenRF

BEL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 12Simon MignoletG
  2. 3Jason DenayerCD
  3. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  4. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  5. 6Axel WitselCM-L
  6. 8Youri TielemansCM-R
  7. 16Thorgan HazardLM
  8. 21Timothy CastagneRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 11Yannick CarrascoCF-L
  11. 14Dries MertensCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 9' Goal! Denmark 0, Belgium 1. Jason Denayer (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross following a corner.
  3. 20' Youri Tielemans (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 26' Robert Skov (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Substitution, Belgium. Dennis Praet replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  6. 72' Substitution, Denmark. Joakim Maehle Pedersen replaces Martin Braithwaite.
  7. 76' Goal! Denmark 0, Belgium 2. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  8. 80' Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Dries Mertens.
  9. 83' Substitution, Denmark. Andreas Cornelius replaces Kasper Dolberg.
  10. 83' Substitution, Denmark. Zanka replaces Daniel Wass.
  11. 88' Substitution, Belgium. Jéremy Doku replaces Youri Tielemans.

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