Belgium vs Poland, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueBelgium crush Poland to put Dutch misery behind them
Substitute Leandro Trossard scored twice as Belgium put their Netherlands nightmare behind them to thump Poland 6-1 in the Nations League A game.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Poland. Szymon Zurkowski tries a through ball, but Robert Gumny is caught offside.
- 2': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
- 4': Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 4': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski.
- 5': Offside, Belgium. Eden Hazard tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
- 7': Offside, Poland. Grzegorz Krychowiak tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 12': Offside, Poland. Szymon Zurkowski tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
- 13': Robert Gumny (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
- 14': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Offside, Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
- 19': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
- 21': Szymon Zurkowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
- 26': Jakub Kaminski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Goal! Belgium 0, Poland 1. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski with a through ball.
- 30': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Poland).
- 32': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Belgium).
- 32': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Poland).
- 33': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
- 35': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Axel Witsel (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 40': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Robert Gumny.
- 42': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 42': Goal! Belgium 1, Poland 1. Axel Witsel (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 44': Attempt saved. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 44': Hand ball by Robert Gumny (Poland).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Belgium 1, Poland 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Belgium 1, Poland 1.
- 45': Substitution, Poland. Bartosz Bereszynski replaces Tymoteusz Puchacz.
- 45': Substitution, Poland. Damian Szymanski replaces Grzegorz Krychowiak.
- 48': Offside, Poland. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Jakub Kaminski is caught offside.
- 49': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jakub Kaminski.
- 55': Dangerous play by Szymon Zurkowski (Poland).
- 55': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
- 56': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Kamil Glik (Poland).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Damian Szymanski.
- 57': Attempt saved. Leander Dendoncker (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 57': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen.
- 57': Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
- 59': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 59': Goal! Belgium 2, Poland 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 62': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
- 63': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 63': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jakub Kaminski.
- 64': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 66': Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Eden Hazard.
- 66': Substitution, Poland. Matthew Cash replaces Sebastian Szymanski.
- 67': Foul by Robert Gumny (Poland).
- 67': Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Substitution, Poland. Adam Buksa replaces Robert Lewandowski.
- 71': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
- 71': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Belgium).
- 72': Robert Gumny (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
- 72': Szymon Zurkowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Goal! Belgium 3, Poland 1. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
- 75': Offside, Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
- 75': Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 76': Adam Buksa (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Belgium).
- 77': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) with an attempt from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 78': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium).
- 78': Szymon Zurkowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Damian Szymanski.
- 80': Goal! Belgium 4, Poland 1. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, Poland. Nicola Zalewski replaces Jakub Kaminski.
- 83': Goal! Belgium 5, Poland 1. Leander Dendoncker (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 84': Substitution, Belgium. Thorgan Hazard replaces Timothy Castagne.
- 84': Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Michy Batshuayi.
- 85': Substitution, Belgium. Wout Faes replaces Axel Witsel.
- 87': Adam Buksa (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
- 87': Attempt missed. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Adam Buksa (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski.
- 89': Foul by Damian Szymanski (Poland).
- 89': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Poland).
- 90': Leander Dendoncker (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Matthew Cash (Poland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski.
- 90'+3': Goal! Belgium 6, Poland 1. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard with a through ball.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Belgium 6, Poland 1.
- 0': Match ends, Belgium 6, Poland 1.
Statistics
 POL |
BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 34.4 | Possession | 65.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 268 | Accurate Passes | 599 |
| 346 | Passes | 662 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 7 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 13 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 19 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 27,409
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 27,409
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 |
Line-Ups
Belgium (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Simon Mignolet (GK) |
| 2 | Toby Alderweireld |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 19 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 6 | Axel Witsel  |
| 11 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 23 | Michy Batshuayi |
| 10 | Eden Hazard |
| 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
Poland (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK) |
| 5 | Jan Bednarek |
| 15 | Kamil Glik |
| 4 | Tymoteusz Puchacz |
| 16 | Robert Gumny |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 6 | Szymon Zurkowski |
| 10 | Grzegorz Krychowiak |
| 19 | Sebastian Szymanski |
| 13 | Jakub Kaminski |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
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