Belgium vs Romania, 2024 European Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship
Belgium
  • 2': Youri Tielemans
  • 80': Kevin De Bruyne
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2 - 0
Romania

    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.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 1': Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
    • 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.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dennis Man.
    • 4': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Radu Dragusin (Romania) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marius Marin with a cross.
    • 5': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
    • 14': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Nicusor Bancu.
    • 15': Foul by Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium).
    • 15': Marius Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
    • 18': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 18': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Florin Nita.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jérémy Doku following a corner.
    • 20': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
    • 20': Razvan Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Valentin Mihaila (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 22': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
    • 23': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
    • 23': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Marius Marin.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Valentin Mihaila (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 24': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Dennis Man (Romania).
    • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Valentin Mihaila (Romania).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
    • 28': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
    • 29': Radu Dragusin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 31': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Razvan Marin.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
    • 33': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andrei Burca.
    • 35': Denis Dragus (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium).
    • 35': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Dennis Man (Romania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
    • 38': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Nicusor Bancu.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio.
    • 44': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Belgium).
    • 44': Radu Dragusin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Andrei Burca (Romania) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Belgium 1, Romania 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Belgium 1, Romania 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Dennis Man (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Valentin Mihaila (Romania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arthur Theate.
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Jérémy Doku (Belgium).
    • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 54': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
    • 54': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
    • 54': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
    • 56': Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Valentin Mihaila (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
    • 58': Foul by Valentin Mihaila (Romania).
    • 58': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
    • 59': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
    • 59': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Offside, Belgium. Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 63': Offside, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
    • 63': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 64': VAR Decision: No Goal Belgium 1-0 Romania.
    • 65': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
    • 65': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Marius Marin (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
    • 68': Substitution, Romania. Darius Olaru replaces Marius Marin.
    • 68': Substitution, Romania. Ianis Hagi replaces Valentin Mihaila.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Dennis Man (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 72': Substitution, Belgium. Orel Mangala replaces Youri Tielemans.
    • 72': Substitution, Belgium. Yannick Carrasco replaces Jérémy Doku.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu.
    • 77': Substitution, Belgium. Zeno Debast replaces Arthur Theate because of an injury.
    • 77': Foul by Zeno Debast (Belgium).
    • 77': Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Offside, Romania. Ianis Hagi is caught offside.
    • 80': Goal! Belgium 2, Romania 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 81': Substitution, Romania. Denis Alibec replaces Denis Dragus.
    • 81': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Zeno Debast.
    • 84': Andrei Burca (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Denis Alibec (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 85': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Radu Dragusin (Romania) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeno Debast with a through ball.
    • 87': Offside, Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne is caught offside.
    • 88': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
    • 88': Razvan Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Orel Mangala.
    • 90': Substitution, Romania. Deian Sorescu replaces Andrei Ratiu.
    • 90': Denis Alibec (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Belgium).
    • 90'+1': Offside, Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Radu Dragusin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Orel Mangala.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Belgium. Yannick Carrasco is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Belgium 2, Romania 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Belgium 2, Romania 0.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship

    Venue: RheinEnergieSTADION
    Location: Köln, Germany
    Attendance: 42,535

    EURO Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Romania 3 +1 4
    2 Belgium 3 +1 4
    3 Slovakia 3 0 4
    4 Ukraine 3 -2 4
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    BEL Belgium (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Koen Casteels (GK)
    5 Jan Vertonghen
    4 Wout Faes
    3 Arthur Theate
    21 Timothy Castagne
    7 Kevin De Bruyne
    24 Amadou Onana
    8 Youri Tielemans
    10 Romelu Lukaku
    22 Jérémy Doku
    14 Dodi Lukebakio Yellow Card
    Belgium Substitutes:
    Matz Sels, Maxim De Cuyper, Zeno Debast, Charles De Ketelaere, Loïs Openda, Aster Vranckx, Arthur Vermeeren, Johan Bakayoko, Leandro Trossard, Thomas Kaminski, Yannick Carrasco, Orel Mangala.

    ROU Romania (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Florin Nita (GK)
    15 Andrei Burca
    3 Radu Dragusin
    6 Marius Marin Yellow Card
    11 Nicusor Bancu Yellow Card
    2 Andrei Ratiu
    21 Nicolae Stanciu
    18 Razvan Marin
    13 Valentin Mihaila
    20 Dennis Man
    19 Denis Dragus
    Romania Substitutes:
    Alexandru Cicaldau, Daniel Birligea, Horatiu Moldovan, Florinel Coman, Vasile Mogos, Bogdan Racovitan, Adrian Rus, Deian Sorescu, George Puscas, Stefan Tarnovanu, Denis Alibec, Adrian Sut, Ianis Hagi, Ionut Nedelcearu, Darius Olaru.

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