UEFA Nations League

Poland vs Belgium, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Poland
    FT
    0 - 1
    Belgium
    • 16': Michy Batshuayi

    Batshuayi on target as Belgium beat Poland

    Michy Batshuayi's first-half goal was enough for Belgium to secure a first ever victory in Poland with a 1-0 success in their Nations League clash.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Karol Linetty (Poland).
    • 3': Offside, Belgium. Timothy Castagne tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
    • 4': Foul by Matthew Cash (Poland).
    • 4': Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Leander Dendoncker.
    • 6': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Poland).
    • 6': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
    • 9': Wojciech Szczesny (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Offside, Poland. Nicola Zalewski tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
    • 16': Goal! Poland 0, Belgium 1. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
    • 18': Offside, Belgium. Dries Mertens tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
    • 20': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
    • 20': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Szymon Zurkowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior.
    • 24': Offside, Poland. Nicola Zalewski tries a through ball, but Sebastian Szymanski is caught offside.
    • 26': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
    • 26': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Offside, Poland. Nicola Zalewski tries a through ball, but Piotr Zielinski is caught offside.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
    • 29': Offside, Belgium. Leander Dendoncker tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
    • 30': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matthew Cash with a through ball.
    • 32': Offside, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi tries a through ball, but Eden Hazard is caught offside.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Axel Witsel (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
    • 40': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
    • 40': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
    • 42': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mateusz Wieteska.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Poland 0, Belgium 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Poland 0, Belgium 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Hans Vanaken replaces Axel Witsel.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Szymon Zurkowski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
    • 46': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Poland).
    • 47': Szymon Zurkowski (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
    • 52': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Sebastian Szymanski.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens following a corner.
    • 54': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
    • 54': Szymon Zurkowski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
    • 57': Foul by Dries Mertens (Belgium).
    • 57': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Substitution, Poland. Karol Swiderski replaces Piotr Zielinski.
    • 57': Substitution, Poland. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Nicola Zalewski.
    • 59': Offside, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi tries a through ball, but Eden Hazard is caught offside.
    • 60': Foul by Karol Swiderski (Poland).
    • 60': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
    • 60': Szymon Zurkowski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Dries Mertens (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Karol Linetty (Poland).
    • 62': Substitution, Belgium. Thomas Foket replaces Thorgan Hazard.
    • 62': Hand ball by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
    • 64': Offside, Belgium. Toby Alderweireld tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
    • 65': Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Belgium).
    • 65': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Offside, Belgium. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
    • 67': Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Michy Batshuayi.
    • 67': Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Eden Hazard.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
    • 68': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
    • 70': Substitution, Poland. Mateusz Klich replaces Sebastian Szymanski.
    • 72': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Belgium).
    • 72': Karol Swiderski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Hand ball by Toby Alderweireld (Belgium).
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 75': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Leander Dendoncker.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Kamil Glik (Poland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Offside, Belgium. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Loïs Openda is caught offside.
    • 76': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
    • 76': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen.
    • 80': Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Dries Mertens.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hans Vanaken with a through ball.
    • 83': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
    • 83': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
    • 83': Karol Linetty (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Poland. Jacek Góralski replaces Karol Linetty.
    • 84': Substitution, Poland. Kamil Grosicki replaces Mateusz Wieteska.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Szymon Zurkowski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 87': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Simon Mignolet.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Kamil Glik (Poland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki with a cross.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Jakub Kiwior (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a headed pass.
    • 88': Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Poland).
    • 90': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a through ball.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Poland) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a cross.
    • 90': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Karol Swiderski (Poland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Poland 0, Belgium 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Poland 0, Belgium 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    8 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 3
    68.8 Possession 31.2
    12 SHOTS 12
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    719 Accurate Passes 281
    780 Passes 342
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    9 Crosses 14
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    43 Long Balls 41
    31 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    7 Effective Tackles 9
    9 Tackles 17
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    4 Interceptions 12
    13 Effective Clearances 17
    13 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: PGE Narodowy
    Location: Warsaw, Poland
    Attendance: 56,803

    UEFA Nations League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Spain 6 +9 16
    2 Denmark 6 +2 8
    3 Serbia 6 -3 6
    4 Switzerland 6 -8 2
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    POL Poland (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
    15 Kamil Glik
    5 Jakub Kiwior
    3 Mateusz Wieteska
    10 Nicola Zalewski
    2 Matty Cash
    8 Karol Linetty
    19 Sebastian Szymanski
    17 Szymon Zurkowski Yellow Card
    9 Robert Lewandowski
    20 Piotr Zielinski
    Poland Substitutes:
    Jakub Kaminski, Marcin Kaminski, Jacek Góralski, Kamil Grabara, Karol Swiderski, Krzysztof Piatek, Bartlomiej Dragowski, Mateusz Klich, Bartosz Bereszynski, Kamil Grosicki, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Tomasz Kedziora.

    BEL Belgium (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    12 Simon Mignolet (GK)
    2 Toby Alderweireld
    5 Jan Vertonghen
    19 Leander Dendoncker
    6 Axel Witsel
    8 Youri Tielemans
    16 Thorgan Hazard
    21 Timothy Castagne
    23 Michy Batshuayi
    10 Eden Hazard
    14 Dries Mertens
    Belgium Substitutes:
    Hans Vanaken, Arthur Theate, Adnan Januzaj, Loïs Openda, Alexis Saelemaekers, Thomas Foket, Brandon Mechele, Leandro Trossard, Dennis Praet, Koen Casteels, Charles De Ketelaere, Matz Sels.

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