UEFA Nations League

FT Friday, September 6, 2024
Israel LWLLW 1
–
Belgium WLWDL 3
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ISR101
BEL123
Nagyerdei Stadium

Match Report

De Bruyne double gives Belgium Nations League win over Israel

Kevin De Bruyne netted twice to lead Belgium to a 3-1 win over Israel in their opening Nations League clash on Friday, played behind closed doors in neutral Hungary because of security concerns.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
5
1
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
2
36.1
Possession
63.9
10
SHOTS
25
2
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
260
Accurate Passes
518
324
Passes
578
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
5
4
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.4
45
Long Balls
22
21
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
7
14
Effective Tackles
7
26
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
8
25
Effective Clearances
3
25
Clearances
3

Head to Head

BEL leads series 2-0

Lineups

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Koen CasteelsG
  2. 3Arthur TheateCD-L
  3. 4Wout FaesCD-R
  4. 5Maxim De CuyperLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 6Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 9Loïs OpendaF
  10. 10Jérémy DokuAM-L
  11. 11Dodi LukébakioAM-R

ISR · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Yoav GerafiG
  2. 4Raz ShlomoCD
  3. 3Omri GandelmanCD-L
  4. 5Idan NachmiasCD-R
  5. 16Mohammad Abu FaniCM-L
  6. 6Neta LaviCM-R
  7. 22Danny GruperLM
  8. 11Sagiv YehezkalRM
  9. 13Anan KhalailiF
  10. 15Oscar GloukhCF-L
  11. 10Manor SolomonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Belgium 1, Israel 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  2. 33' Mohamed Abu Fani (Israel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 36' Own Goal by Timothy Castagne, Belgium. Belgium 1, Israel 1.
  4. 48' Goal! Belgium 2, Israel 1. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
  5. 52' Goal! Belgium 3, Israel 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 56' Penalty saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  7. 63' Substitution, Israel. Dor Peretz replaces Oscar Gloukh.
  8. 63' Substitution, Israel. Roy Revivo replaces Omri Gandelman.
  9. 64' Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Loïs Openda.
  10. 64' Substitution, Israel. Din David replaces Denny Gropper because of an injury.
  11. 64' Substitution, Belgium. Zeno Debast replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
  12. 68' Substitution, Israel. Mahmoud Jaber replaces Mohamed Abu Fani.
  13. 74' Substitution, Belgium. Julien Duranville replaces Jérémy Doku.
  14. 74' Substitution, Belgium. Arne Engels replaces Youri Tielemans.
  15. 77' Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 80' Substitution, Israel. Dan Biton replaces Manor Solomon.
  17. 82' Substitution, Belgium. Johan Bakayoko replaces Dodi Lukébakio.

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