Republic of Ireland vs Belgium, 2024 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Republic of Ireland

FT
0 - 0

Belgium

Ferguson fluffs penalty as Belgium draw with Ireland

Ireland striker Evan Ferguson missed a first-half penalty as interim manager John O'Shea began his tenure with a 0-0 home draw against Belgium in a friendly on Saturday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Koni De Winter (Belgium).
2': Sammie Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Attempt missed. Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
7': Foul by Will Smallbone (Republic of Ireland).
7': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
12': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andrew Omobamidele.
15': Foul by Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland).
15': Koni De Winter (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Republic of Ireland).
17': Olivier Deman (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
23': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
23': Johan Bakayoko (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Arthur Vermeeren (Belgium).
25': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Aster Vranckx (Belgium).
25': Sammie Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Foul by Olivier Deman (Belgium).
26': Attempt blocked. Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Collins with a headed pass.
26': Penalty conceded by Arthur Vermeeren (Belgium) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
28': Penalty saved. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
29': Offside, Belgium. Johan Bakayoko is caught offside.
29': Attempt missed. Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
30': Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Republic of Ireland).
30': Johan Bakayoko (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt missed. Johan Bakayoko (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wout Faes.
37': Foul by Arthur Vermeeren (Belgium).
37': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Foul by Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland).
39': Loïs Openda (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Robert Brady.
40': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Koni De Winter.
42': Foul by Olivier Deman (Belgium).
42': Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Foul by Aster Vranckx (Belgium).
44': Will Smallbone (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Evan Ferguson with a headed pass.
45'+1': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Robert Brady.
45'+2': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Belgium 0.
45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 0, Belgium 0.
45': Substitution, Belgium. Jérémy Doku replaces Leandro Trossard.
45': Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Timothy Castagne.
45': Substitution, Belgium. Thomas Meunier replaces Youri Tielemans.
46': Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Brady with a cross.
46': Attempt missed. Aster Vranckx (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
49': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
49': Johan Bakayoko (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
50': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Johan Bakayoko with a headed pass.
53': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Foul by Aster Vranckx (Belgium).
56': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Koni De Winter.
57': Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a cross following a corner.
58': Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
58': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene following a set piece situation.
59': Foul by Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland).
59': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Attempt blocked. Olivier Deman (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aster Vranckx.
64': Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Johan Bakayoko.
64': Substitution, Belgium. Amadou Onana replaces Koni De Winter.
67': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
67': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Olivier Deman.
68': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a cross following a corner.
70': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jason Knight replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.
70': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Adam Idah replaces Evan Ferguson.
71': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mikey Johnston replaces Sammie Szmodics.
72': Foul by Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland).
72': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Will Smallbone (Republic of Ireland).
72': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Attempt saved. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio.
75': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
76': Attempt blocked. Arthur Vermeeren (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
76': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Will Smallbone.
77': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
78': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Foul by Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland).
80': Delay in match because of an injury Olivier Deman (Belgium).
81': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Matt Doherty replaces Robert Brady.
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Substitution, Belgium. Thomas Kaminski replaces Matz Sels.
86': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Festy Ebosele replaces Will Smallbone.
87': Attempt blocked. Festy Ebosele (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
88': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Olivier Deman.
90'+1': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Belgium).
90'+1': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Belgium 0.
0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Belgium 0.

Statistics

BEL		IRL
11	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	2
64.4	Possession	35.6
9	SHOTS	11
2	ON GOAL	1
0.2	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
524	Accurate Passes	241
605	Passes	324
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	4
14	Crosses	15
0.1	Cross %	0.3
52	Long Balls	48
25	Accurate Long Balls	12
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	16
14	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
6	Interceptions	13
17	Effective Clearances	15
17	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,
Attendance: 38,128

Line-Ups

Republic of Ireland (3-4-3)

No.	Name
16	Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
22	Nathan Collins
4	Dara O'Shea
5	Andrew Omobamidele
8	William Smallbone
6	Josh Cullen
11	Robbie Brady
2	Seamus Coleman
9	Evan Ferguson
15	Sammie Szmodics
20	Chiedozie Ogbene

Republic of Ireland Substitutes:

Jamie McGrath, Jason Knight, Michael Obafemi, Mark Sykes, Gavin Bazunu, Matt Doherty, Adam Idah, Ryan Manning, Callum O'Dowda, Finn Azaz, Jake O'Brien, Festy Ebosele, Mark Travers, Michael Johnston.

Belgium (4-3-3)

No.	Name
13	Matz Sels (GK)
4	Wout Faes
24	Koni De Winter
16	Olivier Deman
21	Timothy Castagne
22	Aster Vranckx
8	Youri Tielemans
20	Arthur Vermeeren
9	Loïs Openda
11	Leandro Trossard
19	Johan Bakayoko

Belgium Substitutes:

Jan Vertonghen, Thomas Meunier, Koen Casteels, Amadou Onana, Arnaud Bodart, Thomas Kaminski, Michy Batshuayi, Romelu Lukaku, Zeno Debast, Jérémy Doku, Arthur Theate, Dodi Lukebakio, Orel Mangala.

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