International Friendly

Belgium vs Serbia, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Belgium
  • 2': Yannick Carrasco
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1 - 0
Serbia

    Carrasco goal gives experimental Belgium low-key win over Serbia

    Stand-in captain Yannick Carrasco scored in the second minute as Belgium edged Serbia 1-0 in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Wednesday in which both countries fielded fringe players with an eye on next year's European Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Goal! Belgium 1, Serbia 0. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 5': Offside, Serbia. Lazar Samardzic tries a through ball, but Filip Djuricic is caught offside.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arthur Vermeeren.
    • 6': Filip Mladenovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Johan Bakayoko (Belgium).
    • 8': Foul by Marko Grujic (Serbia).
    • 8': Loïs Openda (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Offside, Belgium. Olivier Deman tries a through ball, but Loïs Openda is caught offside.
    • 14': Arthur Vermeeren (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Foul by Marko Grujic (Serbia).
    • 20': Foul by Olivier Deman (Belgium).
    • 20': Nemanja Radonjic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
    • 22': Loïs Openda (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Mladenovic with a cross.
    • 24': Offside, Belgium. Matz Sels tries a through ball, but Loïs Openda is caught offside.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
    • 29': Foul by Olivier Deman (Belgium).
    • 29': Nemanja Radonjic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Mladenovic.
    • 31': Filip Djuricic (Serbia) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Strahinja Pavlovic.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Mladenovic.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
    • 34': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
    • 40': Offside, Serbia. Milos Veljkovic tries a through ball, but Nemanja Radonjic is caught offside.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
    • 43': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Predrag Rajkovic.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johan Bakayoko.
    • 45': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
    • 45': Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': First Half ends, Belgium 1, Serbia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Belgium 1, Serbia 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Aster Vranckx replaces Orel Mangala.
    • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Johan Bakayoko.
    • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Wout Faes replaces Arthur Theate.
    • 45': Substitution, Serbia. Filip Kostic replaces Filip Mladenovic.
    • 45': Substitution, Serbia. Sasa Lukic replaces Marko Grujic.
    • 47': Aster Vranckx (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Filip Kostic (Serbia).
    • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Milos Veljkovic (Serbia).
    • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 50': Foul by Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia).
    • 50': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia).
    • 50': Olivier Deman (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
    • 51': Loïs Openda (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Ameen Al Dakhil (Belgium).
    • 54': Offside, Serbia. Strahinja Pavlovic tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
    • 56': Offside, Belgium. Zeno Debast tries a through ball, but Loïs Openda is caught offside.
    • 57': Foul by Milos Veljkovic (Serbia).
    • 57': Loïs Openda (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Milos Veljkovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
    • 59': Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Olivier Deman (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aster Vranckx.
    • 67': Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Loïs Openda.
    • 67': Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Yannick Carrasco.
    • 67': Substitution, Serbia. Dusan Tadic replaces Lazar Samardzic.
    • 67': Substitution, Serbia. Nikola Milenkovic replaces Nemanja Gudelj.
    • 67': Substitution, Serbia. Aleksandar Mitrovic replaces Dusan Vlahovic.
    • 68': Foul by Arthur Vermeeren (Belgium).
    • 68': Sasa Lukic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Nemanja Radonjic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
    • 71': Substitution, Serbia. Andrija Zivkovic replaces Nemanja Radonjic.
    • 72': Filip Djuricic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Foul by Zeno Debast (Belgium).
    • 73': Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Sasa Lukic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic.
    • 74': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Aster Vranckx.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
    • 76': Filip Djuricic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
    • 77': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nikola Milenkovic following a set piece situation.
    • 78': Substitution, Belgium. Timothy Castagne replaces Olivier Deman.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
    • 79': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
    • 79': Zeno Debast (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia).
    • 81': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Offside, Serbia. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Filip Kostic is caught offside.
    • 83': Hand ball by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
    • 84': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by Arthur Vermeeren (Belgium).
    • 84': Filip Kostic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by Zeno Debast (Belgium).
    • 85': Foul by Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia).
    • 85': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia).
    • 85': Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Offside, Belgium. Matz Sels tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
    • 89': Filip Djuricic (Serbia) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
    • 89': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Wout Faes.
    • 89': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Wout Faes.
    • 90': Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Belgium 1, Serbia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Belgium 1, Serbia 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 4
    3 Corner Kicks 2
    6 Saves 0
    49 Possession 51
    11 SHOTS 9
    0 ON GOAL 7
    0.0 On Target % 0.8
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    463 Accurate Passes 515
    536 Passes 575
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    8 Accurate Crosses 0
    19 Crosses 3
    0.4 Cross % 0.0
    45 Long Balls 57
    25 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    6 Effective Tackles 5
    8 Tackles 10
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 8
    8 Effective Clearances 15
    8 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: King Power at Den Dreef Stadion
    Location: Leuven, Belgium

    Line-Ups

    BEL Belgium (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Matz Sels (GK)
    3 Arthur Theate
    16 Ameen Al Dakhil
    15 Olivier Deman
    2 Zeno Debast
    18 Orel Mangala
    8 Youri Tielemans
    20 Arthur Vermeeren
    17 Loïs Openda
    11 Yannick Carrasco
    19 Johan Bakayoko
    Belgium Substitutes:
    Aster Vranckx, Leandro Trossard, Wout Faes, Jorne Spileers, Thomas Kaminski, Timothy Castagne, Michy Batshuayi, Jan Vertonghen, Jérémy Doku, Koen Casteels, Dodi Lukebakio.

    SRB Serbia (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
    13 Milos Veljkovic Yellow Card
    2 Strahinja Pavlovic
    6 Nemanja Gudelj
    20 Marko Grujic
    5 Nemanja Maksimovic
    3 Filip Mladenovic
    7 Nemanja Radonjic
    18 Dusan Vlahovic
    21 Filip Djuricic
    8 Lazar Samardzic
    Serbia Substitutes:
    Andrija Zivkovic, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Nikola Milenkovic, Dusan Tadic, Strahinja Erakovic, Uros Racic, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Filip Kostic, Sasa Lukic, Filip Stankovic, Ivan Ilic.

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