FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Thursday, September 2, 2021
Belgium WWWWL 5
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Estonia LLWWW 2
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BEL235
EST112
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Match Report

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Lukaku double as Belgium recover from shock start to outclass Estonia

Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Belgium overcame an early scare to crush Estonia 5-2 away on Thursday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
9
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
4
73.1
Possession
26.9
25
SHOTS
10
9
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
644
Accurate Passes
193
705
Passes
260
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
4
26
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.4
44
Long Balls
62
38
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.9
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
5
5
Effective Tackles
9
6
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
18
7
Effective Clearances
29
7
Clearances
29

Head to Head

BEL leads series 4-1

Lineups

EST · 5-3-2

  1. 12Karl HeinG
  2. 2Märten KusskCD
  3. 18Karol MetsCD-L
  4. 16Joonas TammCD-R
  5. 3Artur PikkLB
  6. 7Sander PuriRB
  7. 5Vladislav KreidaCM
  8. 4Mattias KäitCM-L
  9. 14Konstantin VassiljevCM-R
  10. 15Rauno SappinenCF-L
  11. 8Henri AnierCF-R

BEL · 3-4-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4Dedryck BoyataCD
  3. 3Jason DenayerCD-L
  4. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  5. 6Axel WitselCM-L
  6. 17Hans VanakenCM-R
  7. 11Yannick CarrascoLM
  8. 15Alexis SaelemaekersRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 7Leandro TrossardCF-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Estonia 1, Belgium 0. Mattias Käit (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 22' Goal! Estonia 1, Belgium 1. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a cross following a corner.
  3. 29' Goal! Estonia 1, Belgium 2. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  4. 47' Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 52' Goal! Estonia 1, Belgium 3. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  6. 55' Joonas Tamm (Estonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 61' Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 64' Goal! Estonia 1, Belgium 4. Axel Witsel (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  9. 66' Substitution, Belgium. Thomas Foket replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  10. 69' Substitution, Estonia. Ken Kallaste replaces Artur Pikk.
  11. 69' Substitution, Estonia. Erik Sorga replaces Rauno Sappinen.
  12. 74' Substitution, Belgium. Christian Benteke replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  13. 74' Substitution, Belgium. Albert Sambi Lokonga replaces Eden Hazard.
  14. 76' Goal! Estonia 1, Belgium 5. Thomas Foket (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a through ball.
  15. 80' Substitution, Estonia. Michael Lilander replaces Sander Puri.
  16. 80' Substitution, Estonia. Vlasiy Sinyavskiy replaces Henri Anier.
  17. 83' Substitution, Belgium. Leander Dendoncker replaces Toby Alderweireld.
  18. 83' Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  19. 83' Goal! Estonia 2, Belgium 5. Erik Sorga (Estonia) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Lilander.
  20. 86' Substitution, Estonia. Sergei Zenjov replaces Konstantin Vassiljev.

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