UEFA European Championship

FT Saturday, June 22, 2024
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Match Report

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De Bruyne helps Belgium bounce back with Euros win over Romania

Belgium got their Euro 2024 campaign back on track after an impressive 2-0 win against Romania on Saturday, with goals from Youri Tielemans and Kevin De Bruyne enough to take the points and leave Group E wide open.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
7
Corner Kicks
7
7
Saves
4
45
Possession
55
14
SHOTS
20
5
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
286
Accurate Passes
365
352
Passes
431
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
1
12
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.1
45
Long Balls
50
21
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
6
9
Effective Tackles
12
21
Tackles
18
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
7
24
Effective Clearances
22
24
Clearances
22

Head to Head

BEL leads series 1-0

Lineups

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Koen CasteelsG
  2. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  3. 4Wout FaesCD-R
  4. 3Arthur TheateLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 24Amadou OnanaLM
  8. 8Youri TielemansRM
  9. 10Romelu LukakuF
  10. 22Jérémy DokuAM-L
  11. 14Dodi LukébakioAM-R

ROU · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Florin NitaG
  2. 15Andrei BurcaCD-L
  3. 3Radu DragusinCD-R
  4. 6Marius MarinDM
  5. 11Nicusor BancuLB
  6. 2Andrei RatiuRB
  7. 21Nicolae StanciuCM-L
  8. 18Razvan MarinCM-R
  9. 13Valentin MihailaLM
  10. 20Dennis ManRM
  11. 19Denis DragusF

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Belgium 1, Romania 0. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
  2. 35' Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 56' Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
  4. 59' Nicusor Bancu (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Marius Marin (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 68' Substitution, Romania. Darius Olaru replaces Marius Marin.
  7. 68' Substitution, Romania. Ianis Hagi replaces Valentin Mihaila.
  8. 72' Substitution, Belgium. Orel Mangala replaces Youri Tielemans.
  9. 72' Substitution, Belgium. Yannick Carrasco replaces Jérémy Doku.
  10. 77' Substitution, Belgium. Zeno Debast replaces Arthur Theate because of an injury.
  11. 80' Goal! Belgium 2, Romania 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  12. 81' Substitution, Romania. Denis Alibec replaces Denis Dragus.
  13. 90' Substitution, Romania. Deian Sorescu replaces Andrei Ratiu.

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