Germany vs Belgium, 2023 International Friendly
· International FriendlyLukaku, De Bruyne lead Belgium past Germany for first time since 1954
Visitors Belgium battled to a 3-2 win over Germany in a friendly on Tuesday to make it two wins from two matches in the past four days.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leon Goretzka following a fast break.
- 6': Goal! Germany 0, Belgium 1. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 8': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
- 8': Offside, Germany. Leon Goretzka tries a through ball, but Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
- 9': Goal! Germany 0, Belgium 2. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
- 12': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by David Raum (Germany).
- 12': Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Timo Werner (Germany).
- 13': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Marius Wolf.
- 14': Offside, Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Dodi Lukébakio is caught offside.
- 15': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 18': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
- 19': Attempt missed. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amadou Onana following a fast break.
- 20': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Marius Wolf.
- 21': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
- 21': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by David Raum.
- 26': Offside, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku tries a through ball, but Kevin De Bruyne is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by David Raum (Germany).
- 27': Timothy Castagne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (Germany).
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Leon Goretzka (Germany).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Substitution, Germany. Emre Can replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 32': Substitution, Germany. Felix Nmecha replaces Leon Goretzka because of an injury.
- 37': Felix Nmecha (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Amadou Onana (Belgium).
- 37': Amadou Onana (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
- 41': Attempt saved. Marius Wolf (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 42': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross.
- 43': Penalty conceded by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 43': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 44': Goal! Germany 1, Belgium 2. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by David Raum (Germany).
- 45'+1': Foul by Matthias Ginter (Germany).
- 45'+1': Orel Mangala (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Orel Mangala.
- 45'+2': Foul by Orel Mangala (Belgium).
- 45'+2': Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Germany 1, Belgium 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Germany 1, Belgium 2.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Jan Vertonghen.
- 47': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 48': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Yannick Carrasco.
- 49': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Felix Nmecha (Germany).
- 49': Felix Nmecha (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
- 50': Marius Wolf (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marius Wolf with a cross.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Offside, Germany. Emre Can tries a through ball, but Serge Gnabry is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
- 57': Timo Werner (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 58': Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 58': Substitution, Belgium. Johan Bakayoko replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
- 59': Offside, Germany. Felix Nmecha tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 62': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Serge Gnabry (Germany).
- 65': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
- 65': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium).
- 66': Marius Wolf (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Germany).
- 67': Koen Casteels (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 68': Substitution, Germany. Christian Günter replaces David Raum.
- 70': Attempt saved. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emre Can.
- 70': Emre Can (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Foul by Johan Bakayoko (Belgium).
- 71': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium).
- 71': Serge Gnabry (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
- 76': Emre Can (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium).
- 78': Goal! Germany 1, Belgium 3. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 80': Substitution, Belgium. Roméo Lavia replaces Orel Mangala.
- 80': Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 80': Substitution, Germany. Josha Vagnoman replaces Marius Wolf.
- 80': Substitution, Germany. Mërgim Berisha replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
- 80': Substitution, Germany. Kevin Schade replaces Timo Werner.
- 83': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Germany).
- 83': Johan Bakayoko (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Serge Gnabry (Germany) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Matthias Ginter.
- 87': Foul by Emre Can (Germany).
- 87': Johan Bakayoko (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Goal! Germany 2, Belgium 3. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Schade.
- 90': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Emre Can (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90'+2': Offside, Belgium. Timothy Castagne tries a through ball, but Loïs Openda is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Johan Bakayoko.
- 90'+5': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Charles De Ketelaere.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Germany 2, Belgium 3.
- 0': Match ends, Germany 2, Belgium 3.
Game Information
Venue:
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Attendance: 42,910
Line-Ups
Germany (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 5 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 4 | Matthias Ginter |
| 3 | David Raum |
| 17 | Marius Wolf |
| 8 | Leon Goretzka |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 18 | Florian Wirtz |
| 10 | Serge Gnabry |
| 11 | Timo Werner |
| 9 | Niclas Füllkrug |
Belgium (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 4 | Wout Faes |
| 3 | Arthur Theate |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 8 | Orel Mangala |
| 6 | Amadou Onana |
| 10 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 11 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 16 | Dodi Lukebakio |
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