International Friendly

FT Saturday, March 26, 2022
Belgium WLLWD 2
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Republic of Ireland DWWDW 2
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Match Report

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Late Browne equaliser vs. Belgium adds gloss to Irish birthday party

Ireland substitute Alan Browne scored a late goal to give the hosts a 2-2 draw with Belgium in a friendly at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
0
63.8
Possession
36.2
7
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
599
Accurate Passes
305
676
Passes
371
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
5
7
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.3
41
Long Balls
27
21
Accurate Long Balls
11
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
7
15
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
11
11
Effective Clearances
8
11
Clearances
8

Head to Head

BEL leads series 1-0

Lineups

IRL · 3-4-3

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 4Shane DuffyCD
  3. 5John EganCD-L
  4. 2Seamus ColemanCD-R
  5. 13Jeff HendrickCM-L
  6. 6Josh CullenCM-R
  7. 11James McCleanLM
  8. 10Matt DohertyRM
  9. 7Callum RobinsonF
  10. 17Jason KnightCF-L
  11. 20Chiedozie OgbeneCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Ryan ManningSUB
  2. 15Troy ParrottSUB
  3. 21Mark SykesSUB
  4. 19Scott HoganSUB
  5. 18Dara O'SheaSUB
  6. 22Jayson MolumbySUB
  7. 12Nathan CollinsSUB
  8. 14Alan BrowneSUB
  9. 16James TalbotSUB
  10. 9Will KeaneSUB
  11. 23Max O'LearySUB
  12. 8Conor HourihaneSUB

BEL · 3-4-3

  1. 12Simon MignoletG
  2. 4Dedryck BoyataCD
  3. 5Arthur TheateCD-L
  4. 3Jason DenayerCD-R
  5. 8Youri TielemansCM-L
  6. 6Leander DendonckerCM-R
  7. 10Thorgan HazardLM
  8. 15Alexis SaelemaekersRM
  9. 23Michy BatshuayiF
  10. 7Hans VanakenCF-L
  11. 14Charles De KetelaereCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Albert Sambi LokongaSUB
  2. 22Orel MangalaSUB
  3. 16Yari VerschaerenSUB
  4. 21Thomas FoketSUB
  5. 13Matz SelsSUB
  6. 11Leandro TrossardSUB
  7. 24Sebastiaan BornauwSUB
  8. 20Christian BentekeSUB
  9. 25Siebe van der HeydenSUB
  10. 18Adnan JanuzajSUB
  11. 17Divock OrigiSUB
  12. 1Thomas KaminskiSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Republic of Ireland 0, Belgium 1. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  2. 35' Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Belgium 1. Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  3. 45' Substitution, Belgium. Thomas Foket replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  4. 58' Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Belgium 2. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard with a cross following a corner.
  5. 75' Substitution, Belgium. Orel Mangala replaces Arthur Theate.
  6. 76' Substitution, Belgium. Adnan Januzaj replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  7. 76' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Browne replaces Jeff Hendrick.
  8. 76' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Will Keane replaces Jason Knight.
  9. 80' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Ryan Manning replaces James McClean.
  10. 83' Substitution, Belgium. Christian Benteke replaces Michy Batshuayi because of an injury.
  11. 85' Goal! Republic of Ireland 2, Belgium 2. Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene with a cross.
  12. 90'+2' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Troy Parrott replaces Callum Robinson.

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