UEFA Women's European Championship

Spain vs Belgium, 2025 Women's European Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA Women's European Championship
Spain
  • 22': Alexia Putellas
  • 39': Irene Paredes
  • 52': Esther González
  • 61': Mariona Caldentey
  • 81': Clàudia Pina
  • 86': Alexia Putellas
FT
6 - 2
Belgium
  • 24': Justine Vanhaevermaet
  • 50': Hannah Eurlings

Putellas scores twice as Spain trounce Belgium at Euros

Striker Alexia Putellas scored twice for world champions Spain as they shook off a slow start to beat Belgium 6-2 in their Women's Euros Group B clash on Monday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Vicky López (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ona Batlle.
  • 3': Foul by Mariona Caldentey (Spain).
  • 3': Laura Deloose (Belgium Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Mariam Toloba (Belgium Women).
  • 4': Ona Batlle (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Mariam Toloba (Belgium Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hannah Eurlings.
  • 6': Foul by Ona Batlle (Spain).
  • 6': Laura Deloose (Belgium Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Clàudia Pina (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patri Guijarro.
  • 9': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Jill Janssens.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Olga Carmona (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey.
  • 12': Amber Tysiak (Belgium Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Esther González (Spain).
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Justine Vanhaevermaet (Belgium Women).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Olga Carmona (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Laia Aleixandri.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Vicky López (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Irene Paredes.
  • 22': Goal! Spain 1, Belgium Women 0. Alèxia Putellas (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Vicky López.
  • 23': Corner,Belgium Women. Conceded by Ona Batlle.
  • 24': Goal! Spain 1, Belgium Women 1. Justine Vanhaevermaet (Belgium Women) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tessa Wullaert with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Esther González (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ona Batlle with a cross.
  • 28': Clàudia Pina (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Jarne Teulings (Belgium Women).
  • 28': Jarne Teulings (Belgium Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Esther González (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alèxia Putellas.
  • 31': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Sari Kees.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Irene Paredes (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Clàudia Pina with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Clàudia Pina (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patri Guijarro.
  • 36': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Sari Kees.
  • 39': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Mariam Toloba.
  • 39': Goal! Spain 2, Belgium Women 1. Irene Paredes (Spain) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Clàudia Pina with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Foul by Laura Deloose (Belgium Women).
  • 40': Vicky López (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Alèxia Putellas (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Amber Tysiak (Belgium Women).
  • 41': Amber Tysiak (Belgium Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Alèxia Putellas (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patri Guijarro.
  • 44': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Sari Kees.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Spain 2, Belgium Women 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Spain 2, Belgium Women 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Spain. Aitana Bonmatí replaces Vicky López.
  • 46': Alèxia Putellas (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Jarne Teulings (Belgium Women).
  • 49': Attempt missed. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey.
  • 50': Goal! Spain 2, Belgium Women 2. Hannah Eurlings (Belgium Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tessa Wullaert with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 51': VAR Decision: Goal Spain 2-2 Belgium Women (Hannah Eurlings).
  • 52': Goal! Spain 3, Belgium Women 2. Esther González (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alèxia Putellas with a through ball.
  • 56': Offside, Belgium Women. Mariam Toloba is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Aitana Bonmatí (Spain).
  • 57': Mariam Toloba (Belgium Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Hand ball by Aitana Bonmatí (Spain).
  • 59': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Jill Janssens.
  • 60': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Lisa Lichtfus.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Esther González (Spain) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Irene Paredes with a headed pass.
  • 61': Goal! Spain 4, Belgium Women 2. Mariona Caldentey (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 62': Foul by Laia Aleixandri (Spain).
  • 62': Tessa Wullaert (Belgium Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Clàudia Pina (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Lisa Lichtfus (Belgium Women). Assisted by Esther González with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Alèxia Putellas (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Mariam Toloba.
  • 64': Substitution, Belgium Women. Elena Dhont replaces Hannah Eurlings.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 66': Elena Dhont (Belgium Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Patri Guijarro (Spain).
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Mariona Caldentey (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aitana Bonmatí.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Patri Guijarro (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Clàudia Pina.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Mariona Caldentey (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alèxia Putellas.
  • 70': Alèxia Putellas (Spain) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey.
  • 70': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Laura Deloose.
  • 71': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Tessa Wullaert.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Mariona Caldentey (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lisa Lichtfus (Belgium Women). Assisted by Olga Carmona.
  • 73': Elena Dhont (Belgium Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Olga Carmona (Spain).
  • 74': Substitution, Spain. Cristina Martín-Prieto replaces Esther González.
  • 74': Substitution, Spain. Athenea del Castillo replaces Mariona Caldentey.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Athenea del Castillo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clàudia Pina.
  • 76': Patri Guijarro (Spain) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Alèxia Putellas.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Janice Cayman (Belgium Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Adriana Nanclares (Spain).
  • 79': Ona Batlle (Spain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Substitution, Belgium Women. Jassina Blom replaces Jarne Teulings.
  • 80': Substitution, Belgium Women. Kassandra Missipo replaces Mariam Toloba.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Clàudia Pina (Spain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Lisa Lichtfus (Belgium Women). Assisted by Alèxia Putellas.
  • 81': Goal! Spain 5, Belgium Women 2. Clàudia Pina (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alèxia Putellas.
  • 82': Substitution, Spain. Salma Paralluelo replaces Clàudia Pina.
  • 85': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Amber Tysiak.
  • 86': Substitution, Spain. Leila Ouahabi replaces Olga Carmona.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Leila Ouahabi (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 86': Goal! Spain 6, Belgium Women 2. Alèxia Putellas (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 87': Offside, Belgium Women. Janice Cayman is caught offside.
  • 89': Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Kassandra Missipo (Belgium Women).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Alèxia Putellas (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ona Batlle with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Alèxia Putellas (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aitana Bonmatí.
  • 90'+4': Alèxia Putellas (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jassina Blom (Belgium Women).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Spain 6, Belgium Women 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Spain 6, Belgium Women 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 11
3 Saves 1
20.2 Possession 79.8
4 SHOTS 33
3 ON GOAL 9
0.8 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
113 Accurate Passes 659
183 Passes 743
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 6
5 Crosses 23
0.2 Cross % 0.3
36 Long Balls 20
11 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 12
7 Effective Tackles 8
15 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 7
44 Effective Clearances 9
44 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Women's European Championship

Venue: Stockhorn Arena
Location: Thun, Switzerland
Attendance: 7,961

Women's EURO Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain 2 +9 6
2 Italy 2 +1 4
3 Portugal 2 -5 1
4 Belgium 2 -5 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

ESP Spain (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Adriana Nanclares (GK)
14 Laia Aleixandri
4 Irene Paredes
7 Olga Carmona
2 Ona Batlle Yellow Card
12 Patri Guijarro
11 Alexia Putellas
19 Vicky López
9 Esther González
20 Clàudia Pina
8 Mariona Caldentey
Spain Substitutes:
Leila Ouahabi, Athenea del Castillo, Aitana Bonmatí, Cristina Martín-Prieto, Lucía García, María Méndez, Maite Zubieta, Jana Fernández, Alba Redondo, Esther Sullastres, Salma Paralluelo, Cata Coll.

BEL Belgium (5-3-2)

No. Name
21 Lisa Lichtfus (GK)
19 Sari Kees
11 Janice Cayman
4 Amber Tysiak Yellow Card
22 Laura Deloose
17 Jill Janssens
10 Justine Vanhaevermaet
15 Mariam Toloba
8 Jarne Teulings Yellow Card
7 Hannah Eurlings
9 Tessa Wullaert
Belgium Substitutes:
Nicky Evrard, Zenia Mertens, Isabelle Illiano, Davina Philtjens, Femke Bastiaen, Jassina Blom, Elena Dhont, Tine De Caigny, Marie Detruyer, Ella Van Kerkhoven, Kassandra Missipo, Sarah Wijnants.

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