Belarus vs Belgium, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFAPraet scores for Belgium in a narrow win over Belarus
Dennis Praet's first-half goal secured a narrow 1-0 away win for Belgium over Belarus in Kazan to move them closer to World Cup qualification.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio with a cross.
- 6': Foul by Vitali Lisakovich (Belarus).
- 6': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium).
- 8': Nikolay Zolotov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Maksim Shvetsov.
- 13': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Foul by Nikolay Zolotov (Belarus).
- 14': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Gleb Shevchenko (Belarus).
- 15': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio following a set piece situation.
- 16': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 18': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Belgium).
- 18': Nikolay Zolotov (Belarus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Attempt saved. Nikolay Zolotov (Belarus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vladislav Klimovich.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 20': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Aleksandr Sachivko.
- 24': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Vladislav Klimovich (Belarus).
- 25': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Vladislav Klimovich.
- 30': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
- 30': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Nikolay Zolotov.
- 31': Dedryck Boyata (Belgium) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Toby Alderweireld following a corner.
- 31': Offside, Belgium. Dedryck Boyata tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
- 33': Goal! Belarus 0, Belgium 1. Dennis Praet (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 34': Attempt missed. Ruslan Lisakovich (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 34': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
- 35': Attempt saved. Artem Bykov (Belarus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitali Lisakovich with a cross.
- 36': Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Belgium).
- 36': Nikolay Zolotov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
- 39': Gleb Shevchenko (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45': Offside, Belgium. Jason Denayer tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
- 45': First Half ends, Belarus 0, Belgium 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Belarus 0, Belgium 1.
- 48': Dennis Praet (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Vladislav Klimovich (Belarus).
- 51': Attempt missed. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 54': Offside, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers tries a through ball, but Dodi Lukébakio is caught offside.
- 57': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Ruslan Lisakovich (Belarus).
- 58': Hand ball by Leandro Trossard (Belgium).
- 59': Offside, Belarus. Aleksandr Sachivko tries a through ball, but Gleb Shevchenko is caught offside.
- 60': Substitution, Belgium. Eden Hazard replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 63': Offside, Belgium. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
- 68': Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 70': Substitution, Belarus. Max Ebong replaces Ruslan Lisakovich.
- 70': Substitution, Belarus. Pavel Sedko replaces Maksim Skavysh.
- 75': Foul by Nikolay Zolotov (Belarus).
- 75': Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Nikolay Zolotov (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Belgium. Christian Benteke replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
- 78': Attempt missed. Artem Bykov (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vladislav Klimovich.
- 81': Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Belgium).
- 81': Nikolay Zolotov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Belarus. Roman Begunov replaces Gleb Shevchenko.
- 81': Substitution, Belarus. Dmitri Podstrelov replaces Nikolay Zolotov.
- 82': Foul by Roman Begunov (Belarus).
- 82': Timothy Castagne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Roman Begunov (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Dmitri Podstrelov (Belarus).
- 83': Dmitri Podstrelov (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Substitution, Belgium. Thomas Foket replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 84': Substitution, Belgium. Leander Dendoncker replaces Michy Batshuayi.
- 85': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 85': Christian Benteke (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Maksim Shvetsov (Belarus).
- 86': Offside, Belgium. Eden Hazard tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
- 88': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Max Ebong (Belarus).
- 88': Max Ebong (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Foul by Pavel Sedko (Belarus).
- 90': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Christian Benteke (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Aleksandr Sachivko (Belarus).
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 90'+3': Foul by Dedryck Boyata (Belgium).
- 90'+3': Vitali Lisakovich (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Belarus 0, Belgium 1.
- 0': Match ends, Belarus 0, Belgium 1.
Statistics
 BEL |
BLR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 74.9 | Possession | 25.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 672 | Accurate Passes | 168 |
| 754 | Passes | 256 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 27 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 22 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 12 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Centralniy Stadium
Location: Kazan, Russia
Venue: Centralniy Stadium
Location: Kazan, Russia
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 6 | +19 | 16 |
| 2 | Türkiye | 6 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Georgia | 6 | -8 | 3 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 6 | -16 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Belarus (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Chernik (GK) |
| 4 | Artem Rakhmanov |
| 20 | Aleksandr Sachivko |
| 3 | Maksim Shvetsov |
| 13 | Nikolai Zolotov  |
| 5 | Gleb Shevchenko |
| 10 | Ruslan Lisakovich |
| 21 | Vladislav Klimovich |
| 7 | Artem Bykov |
| 11 | Maksim Skavysh |
| 17 | Vitali Lisakovic |
Belgium (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 4 | Dedryck Boyata |
| 3 | Jason Denayer |
| 2 | Toby Alderweireld |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 18 | Dennis Praet |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 15 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
| 23 | Michy Batshuayi |
| 9 | Dodi Lukebakio |
| 7 | Leandro Trossard |
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