International Friendly

Belgium vs Ivory Coast, 2020 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Belgium
  • 53': Michy Batshuayi
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1 - 1
Ivory Coast
  • 87': Franck Kessié (P)

Belgium winning streak halted in draw with Ivory Coast

A late equaliser from the penalty spot earned Ivory Coast a 1-1 draw with a second-string Belgium side in a friendly on Thursday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Hand ball by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
  • 5': Foul by Zinho Vanheusden (Belgium).
  • 5': Wilfried Zaha (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 8': Hans Vanaken (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jéremy Doku with a cross.
  • 10': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Belgium).
  • 10': Sinaly Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 14': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
  • 14': Serge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 19': Foul by Zinho Vanheusden (Belgium).
  • 19': Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 19': Zinho Vanheusden (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Geoffroy Serey Dié (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 22': Hans Vanaken (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Geoffroy Serey Dié (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Foul by Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 25': Jéremy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Zaha tries a through ball, but Maxwel Cornet is caught offside.
  • 29': Foul by Eric Bailly (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 29': Jéremy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 30': Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 30': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 34': Hand ball by Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium).
  • 35': Foul by Zinho Vanheusden (Belgium).
  • 35': Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Nicolas Pépé tries a through ball, but Ismael Traoré is caught offside.
  • 37': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Belgium).
  • 37': Serge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismael Traoré.
  • 43': Foul by Zinho Vanheusden (Belgium).
  • 43': Wilfried Zaha (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': First Half ends, Belgium 0, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Belgium 0, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
  • 47': Foul by Jéremy Doku (Belgium).
  • 47': Geoffroy Serey Dié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
  • 52': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Zaha tries a through ball, but Nicolas Pépé is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
  • 53': Goal! Belgium 1, Côte d'Ivoire 0. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 57': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Belgium).
  • 57': Sinaly Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Geoffroy Serey Dié tries a through ball, but Maxwel Cornet is caught offside.
  • 60': Foul by Geoffroy Serey Dié (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 60': Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 62': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Belgium).
  • 62': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Brandon Mechele (Belgium).
  • 62': Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium).
  • 63': Maxwel Cornet (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Eric Bailly (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Jéremy Doku (Belgium).
  • 63': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Belgium).
  • 63': Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Leander Dendoncker (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Max-Alain Gradel tries a through ball, but Nicolas Pépé is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Belgium. Yari Verschaeren replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 68': Substitution, Belgium. Christian Benteke replaces Michy Batshuayi.
  • 68': Substitution, Belgium. Divock Origi replaces Jéremy Doku.
  • 70': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Odilon Kossounou replaces Eric Bailly because of an injury.
  • 71': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 71': Zinho Vanheusden (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Habib Maïga replaces Geoffroy Serey Dié.
  • 74': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Christian Kouamé replaces Max-Alain Gradel.
  • 74': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium).
  • 74': Wilfried Zaha (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
  • 76': Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Belgium. Hendrik van Crombrugge replaces Simon Mignolet.
  • 78': Substitution, Belgium. Sebastiaan Bornauw replaces Zinho Vanheusden.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Maxwel Cornet (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Serge Aurier with a headed pass.
  • 84': Offside, Belgium. Yari Verschaeren tries a through ball, but Timothy Castagne is caught offside.
  • 86': Penalty Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Zaha draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 86': Penalty conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw (Belgium) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 86': Sebastiaan Bornauw (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Goal! Belgium 1, Côte d'Ivoire 1. Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 88': Foul by Habib Maïga (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 88': Leander Dendoncker (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Christian Kouamé (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Brandon Mechele (Belgium).
  • 89': Substitution, Belgium. Joris Kayembe replaces Timothy Castagne.
  • 90': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro replaces Nicolas Pépé.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Belgium 1, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Belgium 1, Côte d'Ivoire 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 20
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 0
1 Saves 2
39.9 Possession 60.1
6 SHOTS 7
3 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
360 Accurate Passes 562
430 Passes 647
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 4
10 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 65
22 Accurate Long Balls 44
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 15
15 Tackles 21
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
21 Interceptions 12
9 Effective Clearances 8
9 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium

Line-Ups

BEL Belgium (3-4-3)

No. Name
12 Simon Mignolet (GK)
22 Brandon Mechele
4 Dedryck Boyata
2 Zinho Vanheusden
7 Hans Vanaken
6 Leander Dendoncker Yellow Card
21 Timothy Castagne
15 Alexis Saelemaekers Yellow Card
9 Michy Batshuayi
11 Jérémy Doku
10 Leandro Trossard
Belgium Substitutes:
Dodi Lukébakio, Davy Roef, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Hendrik van Crombrugge, Christian Benteke, Yari Verschaeren, Jason Denayer, Joris Kayembe, Youri Tielemans, Divock Origi, Jens Teunckens, Dennis Praet.

CIV Ivory Coast (3-4-3)

No. Name
16 Sylvain Gbohouo (GK)
6 Ismaël Traoré
2 Sinaly Diomande
21 Eric Bailly
20 Serey Dié Yellow Card
8 Franck Kessié
11 Maxwel Cornet
17 Sèrge Aurier
15 Max Gradel
9 Wilfried Zaha
19 Nicolas Pépé
Ivory Coast Substitutes:
Nicolas Tié, Ghislain Konan, Habib Maïga, Lago Junior, Gervinho, Juma Saeed, Ira Tape, Christian Kouamé, Mohamed Doumbia, Odilon Kossounou, Dogbole Niangbo, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.

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