Belgium vs Greece, 2021 International Friendly
· International FriendlySpirited Greece hold top ranked Belgium to a 1-1 draw
A spirited Greece fought back to hold top ranked Belgium to a 1-1 draw in their friendly international in Brussels.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Belgium. Dennis Praet tries a through ball, but Yannick Carrasco is caught offside.
- 3': Attempt saved. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 6': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
- 6': Georgios Tzavellas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
- 7': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Attempt saved. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras.
- 14': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dennis Praet.
- 15': Foul by Dedryck Boyata (Belgium).
- 15': Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Belgium. Yannick Carrasco tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 17': Foul by Dimitris Giannoulis (Greece).
- 17': Thomas Meunier (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Goal! Belgium 1, Greece 0. Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 23': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 23': Attempt saved. Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 28': Offside, Belgium. Thomas Meunier tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 36': Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jéremy Doku.
- 39': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
- 39': Georgios Tzavellas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Andreas Bouchalakis (Greece).
- 41': Jéremy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toby Alderweireld with a cross.
- 45': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece).
- 45': Jéremy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Jason Denayer (Belgium).
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Belgium 1, Greece 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Belgium 1, Greece 0.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Dries Mertens replaces Jéremy Doku.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 51': Foul by Dries Mertens (Belgium).
- 51': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Georgios Tzavellas (Greece).
- 54': Jason Denayer (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
- 55': Thanasis Androutsos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Georgios Tzavellas.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Dennis Praet (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 60': Substitution, Greece. Leonardo Koutris replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
- 60': Substitution, Greece. Dimitrios Pelkas replaces Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 61': Attempt saved. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Bouchalakis.
- 61': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Simon Mignolet.
- 61': Attempt missed. Dimitrios Pelkas (Greece) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anastasios Bakasetas with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
- 65': Thanasis Androutsos (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Greece) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box following a set piece situation.
- 66': Goal! Belgium 1, Greece 1. Georgios Tzavellas (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 69': Substitution, Greece. Manolis Siopis replaces Andreas Bouchalakis.
- 69': Substitution, Greece. Zeca replaces Konstantinos Galanopoulos.
- 72': Dries Mertens (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Dimitris Giannoulis (Greece).
- 73': Attempt missed. Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dennis Praet.
- 74': Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 74': Substitution, Belgium. Nacer Chadli replaces Thorgan Hazard.
- 74': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Belgium).
- 74': Thanasis Androutsos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Hand ball by Dennis Praet (Belgium).
- 79': Dangerous play by Nacer Chadli (Belgium).
- 79': Thanasis Androutsos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Greece. Manolis Saliakas replaces Thanasis Androutsos.
- 80': Substitution, Greece. Petros Mantalos replaces Anastasios Bakasetas.
- 80': Offside, Greece. Odysseas Vlachodimos tries a through ball, but Dimitrios Pelkas is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Toby Alderweireld.
- 82': Dedryck Boyata (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Dimitrios Pelkas (Greece).
- 85': Foul by Dennis Praet (Belgium).
- 85': Petros Mantalos (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata.
- 87': Attempt missed. Manolis Siopis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 88': Attempt saved. Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Greece) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras with a cross.
- 90': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
- 90': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Substitution, Belgium. Matz Sels replaces Simon Mignolet.
- 90'+4': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Belgium).
- 90'+4': Manolis Siopis (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Offside, Greece. Kyriakos Papadopoulos tries a through ball, but Leonardo Koutris is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Foul by Leonardo Koutris (Greece).
- 90'+4': Thomas Meunier (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
- 90'+5': Zeca (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Belgium 1, Greece 1.
- 0': Match ends, Belgium 1, Greece 1.
Statistics
GRE |
BEL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 42.1 | Possession | 57.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 369 | Accurate Passes | 535 |
| 441 | Passes | 607 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 13 | Tackles | 4 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 16 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Line-Ups
Belgium (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Simon Mignolet (GK) |
| 4 | Dedryck Boyata |
| 18 | Jason Denayer |
| 2 | Toby Alderweireld |
| 19 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 26 | Dennis Praet |
| 16 | Thorgan Hazard |
| 15 | Thomas Meunier |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 11 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 25 | Jérémy Doku |
Greece (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 3 | Giorgos Tzavellas |
| 4 | Kyriakos Papadopoulos |
| 21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 15 | Thanasis Androutsos |
| 11 | Anastasios Bakasetas |
| 5 | Andreas Bouchalakis |
| 6 | Konstantinos Galanopoulos |
| 16 | Vangelis Pavlidis |
| 18 | Dimitris Giannoulis |
| 7 | Georgios Masouras |
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