Belgium vs Israel, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueDe 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.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Belgium).
- 1': Sagiv Yehezkel (Israel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Attempt saved. Anan Khalaili (Israel) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh with a through ball.
- 4': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Omri Gandelman.
- 5': Offside, Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt missed. Sagiv Yehezkel (Israel) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Anan Khalaili.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 8': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 11': Foul by Neta Lavi (Israel).
- 11': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
- 13': Oscar Gloukh (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Manor Solomon (Israel) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Amadou Onana (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a headed pass.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 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.
- 24': Attempt saved. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 25': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Omri Gandelman (Israel).
- 26': Foul by Sagiv Yehezkel (Israel).
- 26': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Sagiv Yehezkel (Israel).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a set piece situation.
- 32': Anan Khalaili (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Amadou Onana (Belgium).
- 32': Foul by Mohamed Abu Fani (Israel).
- 32': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Mohamed Abu Fani (Israel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt missed. Mohamed Abu Fani (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 35': Anan Khalaili (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Amadou Onana (Belgium).
- 36': Attempt blocked. Sagiv Yehezkel (Israel) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Idan Nachmias.
- 36': Attempt missed. Anan Khalaili (Israel) header from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 36': Own Goal by Timothy Castagne, Belgium. Belgium 1, Israel 1.
- 41': Attempt missed. Oscar Gloukh (Israel) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Manor Solomon.
- 43': Offside, Belgium. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
- 43': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 43': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed Abu Fani.
- 45': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
- 45': Sagiv Yehezkel (Israel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Offside, Israel. Omri Gandelman is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Belgium 1, Israel 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Belgium 1, Israel 1.
- 46': Foul by Sagiv Yehezkel (Israel).
- 46': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 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.
- 49': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Neta Lavi.
- 50': Attempt missed. Wout Faes (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Amadou Onana following a corner.
- 50': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 51': Penalty Belgium. Loïs Openda draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 51': Penalty conceded by Raz Shlomo (Israel) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 52': Goal! Belgium 3, Israel 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 55': Penalty Belgium. Loïs Openda draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 55': Penalty conceded by Sagiv Yehezkel (Israel) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 56': Penalty saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 57': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Raz Shlomo.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 57': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a through ball.
- 59': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Idan Nachmias.
- 60': Offside, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio is caught offside.
- 62': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
- 62': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 63': Substitution, Israel. Dor Peretz replaces Oscar Gloukh.
- 63': Substitution, Israel. Roy Revivo replaces Omri Gandelman.
- 64': Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Loïs Openda.
- 64': Substitution, Israel. Din David replaces Denny Gropper because of an injury.
- 64': Substitution, Belgium. Zeno Debast replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
- 67': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 68': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 68': Substitution, Israel. Mahmoud Jaber replaces Mohamed Abu Fani.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Idan Nachmias (Israel).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 73': Attempt missed. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 74': Substitution, Belgium. Julien Duranville replaces Jérémy Doku.
- 74': Substitution, Belgium. Arne Engels replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 77': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
- 77': Neta Lavi (Israel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Din David (Israel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Arne Engels (Belgium).
- 80': Offside, Israel. Manor Solomon is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, Israel. Dan Biton replaces Manor Solomon.
- 82': Substitution, Belgium. Johan Bakayoko replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
- 83': Offside, Belgium. Julien Duranville is caught offside.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Julien Duranville (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 84': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Raz Shlomo.
- 85': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
- 85': Idan Nachmias (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Dan Biton (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Johan Bakayoko (Belgium).
- 89': Offside, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere is caught offside.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Dan Biton (Israel) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raz Shlomo.
- 89': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Roy Revivo (Israel) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Biton with a cross.
- 90': Delay in match because of an injury Zeno Debast (Belgium).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Roy Revivo.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Dan Biton (Israel) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neta Lavi.
- 90'+4': Offside, Israel. Din David is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Belgium 3, Israel 1.
- 0': Match ends, Belgium 3, Israel 1.
Statistics
 ISR |
BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Nagyerdei Stadium
Location: Debrecen, Hungary
Venue: Nagyerdei Stadium
Location: Debrecen, Hungary
UEFA Nations League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 6 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 | Italy | 6 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Belgium | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Israel | 6 | -8 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Belgium (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 3 | Arthur Theate |
| 4 | Wout Faes |
| 5 | Maxim De Cuyper |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 6 | Amadou Onana |
| 9 | Loïs Openda |
| 10 | Jérémy Doku |
| 11 | Dodi Lukebakio |
Israel (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yoav Gerafi (GK) |
| 4 | Raz Shlomo |
| 3 | Omri Gandelman |
| 5 | Idan Nachmias |
| 16 | Mohammad Abu Fani  |
| 6 | Neta Lavi |
| 22 | Danny Gruper |
| 11 | Sagiv Yehezkal |
| 13 | Anan Khalaili |
| 15 | Oscar Gloukh |
| 10 | Manor Solomon |
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