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Belgium vs Belarus, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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  • 14': Michy Batshuayi
  • 17': Hans Vanaken
  • 38': Leandro Trossard
  • 42': Jérémy Doku
  • 49': Dennis Praet
  • 70': Christian Benteke
  • 75': Leandro Trossard
  • 89': Hans Vanaken
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8 - 0

Belgium rout of Belarus puts reserves in the spotlight

Belgium's second-string used the opportunity of a rare start to impress coach Roberto Martinez as they thumped Belarus 8-0 in a World Cup qualifier.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Aleksandr Gutor.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Nikita Naumov.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dennis Praet with a cross.
  • 5': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Aleksandr Gutor.
  • 11': Foul by Jury Kendysh (Belarus).
  • 11': Hans Vanaken (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Goal! Belgium 1, Belarus 0. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jéremy Doku.
  • 15': Offside, Belgium. Simon Mignolet tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
  • 17': Goal! Belgium 2, Belarus 0. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
  • 21': Dmitri Podstrelov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Dennis Praet (Belgium).
  • 22': Foul by Jury Kendysh (Belarus).
  • 22': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
  • 25': Jury Kendysh (Belarus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Sergey Kislyak (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
  • 28': Dennis Praet (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by Sergey Kislyak (Belarus).
  • 30': Foul by Aleksandr Pavlovets (Belarus).
  • 30': Jéremy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Nikita Naumov.
  • 33': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Denis Polyakov.
  • 35': Dmitri Podstrelov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
  • 36': Afrid Max Ebong Ngome (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Belgium).
  • 37': Foul by Jury Kendysh (Belarus).
  • 37': Jéremy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Goal! Belgium 3, Belarus 0. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  • 42': Goal! Belgium 4, Belarus 0. Jéremy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dennis Praet with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 43': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
  • 43': Sergey Kislyak (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': First Half ends, Belgium 4, Belarus 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Belgium 4, Belarus 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Belarus. Mikalay Signevich replaces Dmitri Podstrelov.
  • 45': Substitution, Belarus. Pavel Savitskiy replaces Afrid Max Ebong Ngome.
  • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Dedryck Boyata replaces Jason Denayer.
  • 46': Foul by Pavel Savitskiy (Belarus).
  • 46': Jéremy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Nikita Naumov.
  • 49': Goal! Belgium 5, Belarus 0. Dennis Praet (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 51': Aleksandr Pavlovets (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Dennis Praet (Belgium).
  • 54': Attempt missed. Jury Kendysh (Belarus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vitali Lisakovich.
  • 56': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Belgium).
  • 56': Sergey Kislyak (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Hand ball by Igor Stasevich (Belarus).
  • 61': Foul by Dennis Praet (Belgium).
  • 61': Vitali Lisakovich (Belarus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Substitution, Belarus. Ivan Maevski replaces Sergey Kislyak.
  • 61': Offside, Belarus. Aleksandr Pavlovets tries a through ball, but Mikalay Signevich is caught offside.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Vitali Lisakovich (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata.
  • 63': Offside, Belarus. Igor Stasevich tries a through ball, but Jury Kendysh is caught offside.
  • 64': Substitution, Belgium. Christian Benteke replaces Michy Batshuayi.
  • 64': Substitution, Belgium. Leander Dendoncker replaces Jan Vertonghen.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Mikalay Signevich (Belarus) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 70': Goal! Belgium 6, Belarus 0. Christian Benteke (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toby Alderweireld with a cross.
  • 71': Substitution, Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Dennis Praet.
  • 72': Dedryck Boyata (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Mikalay Signevich (Belarus).
  • 72': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Aleksandr Pavlovets.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 75': Substitution, Belarus. Vladislav Klimovich replaces Vitali Lisakovich.
  • 75': Goal! Belgium 7, Belarus 0. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jéremy Doku with a through ball.
  • 77': Substitution, Belgium. Adnan Januzaj replaces Jéremy Doku.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 87': Substitution, Belarus. Ivan Bakhar replaces Jury Kendysh.
  • 89': Goal! Belgium 8, Belarus 0. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj.
  • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Belgium 8, Belarus 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Belgium 8, Belarus 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 7
7 Saves 0
32 Possession 68
4 SHOTS 21
0 ON GOAL 15
0.0 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
270 Accurate Passes 657
344 Passes 725
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 4
3 Crosses 20
0.0 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 61
31 Accurate Long Balls 45
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
22 Interceptions 12
21 Effective Clearances 5
21 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: King Power at Den Dreef Stadion
Location: Leuven, Belgium

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

BEL Belgium (3-4-3)

No. Name
12 Simon Mignolet (GK)
4 Jason Denayer
5 Jan Vertonghen
2 Toby Alderweireld
17 Hans Vanaken
19 Dennis Praet
10 Thorgan Hazard
15 Thomas Meunier
23 Michy Batshuayi
22 Jérémy Doku
11 Leandro Trossard

BLR Belarus (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Alyaksandr Hutar (GK)
4 Nikita Naumov
5 Dzyanis Palyakow
3 Aleksandr Pavlovets
2 Roman Yuzepchuk
13 Dmitri Podstrelov
23 Yuri Kendysh
15 Syarhey Kislyak
9 Max Ebong
22 Ihar Stasevich
17 Vitali Lisakovic

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