International Friendly

Belgium vs Luxembourg, 2024 International Friendly

· International Friendly
  • 42': Romelu Lukaku (P)
  • 57': Romelu Lukaku
  • 81': Leandro Trossard
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3 - 0

Lukaku double as Belgium outclass Luxembourg

Romelu Lukaku extended his Belgium scoring record as they ended their preparations for the European Championship with a 3-0 win over neighbours Luxembourg in Brussels on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a headed pass.
  • 3': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is too high. Assisted by Danel Sinani following a fast break.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 10': Chris Philipps (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Amadou Onana (Belgium).
  • 13': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Danel Sinani.
  • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 16': Substitution, Belgium. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Thomas Meunier because of an injury.
  • 16': Foul by Eldin Dzogovic (Luxembourg).
  • 16': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
  • 23': Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium).
  • 25': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
  • 25': Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Amadou Onana (Belgium).
  • 27': Maxime Chanot (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Offside, Luxembourg. Gerson Rodrigues is caught offside.
  • 28': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Dirk Carlson.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 29': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
  • 31': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
  • 31': Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Chris Philipps (Luxembourg).
  • 32': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Orel Mangala.
  • 36': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Dirk Carlson.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
  • 41': Penalty Belgium. Romelu Lukaku draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 41': Penalty conceded by Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 42': Goal! Belgium 1, Luxembourg 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 44': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Belgium 1, Luxembourg 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Belgium 1, Luxembourg 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Aster Vranckx replaces Axel Witsel.
  • 48': Foul by Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg).
  • 48': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 51': Foul by Eldin Dzogovic (Luxembourg).
  • 51': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Aster Vranckx (Belgium).
  • 52': Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Christopher Martins (Luxembourg).
  • 54': Substitution, Luxembourg. Vahid Selimovic replaces Christopher Martins because of an injury.
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Foul by Eldin Dzogovic (Luxembourg).
  • 55': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
  • 57': Goal! Belgium 2, Luxembourg 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a through ball.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Moris (Luxembourg).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Wout Faes (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 63': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
  • 64': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Wout Faes (Belgium) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Substitution, Belgium. Yannick Carrasco replaces Jérémy Doku.
  • 65': Substitution, Belgium. Johan Bakayoko replaces Timothy Castagne.
  • 65': Substitution, Belgium. Zeno Debast replaces Amadou Onana.
  • 65': Chris Philipps (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Orel Mangala (Belgium).
  • 66': Aster Vranckx (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Eldin Dzogovic (Luxembourg).
  • 66': Eldin Dzogovic (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Johan Bakayoko (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
  • 68': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Dirk Carlson.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Aster Vranckx (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
  • 73': Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johan Bakayoko.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Johan Bakayoko.
  • 79': Substitution, Luxembourg. Fabio Lohei replaces Laurent Jans.
  • 80': Offside, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
  • 81': Goal! Belgium 3, Luxembourg 0. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wout Faes with a through ball.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
  • 86': Substitution, Luxembourg. Jayson Videira replaces Gerson Rodrigues.
  • 86': Substitution, Luxembourg. Sofiane Ikene replaces Chris Philipps.
  • 86': Substitution, Luxembourg. David Jonathans replaces Eldin Dzogovic.
  • 87': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Aster Vranckx.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Belgium 3, Luxembourg 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Belgium 3, Luxembourg 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 11
6 Saves 0
28.4 Possession 71.6
1 SHOTS 27
0 ON GOAL 9
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
214 Accurate Passes 635
275 Passes 697
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 6
3 Crosses 13
0.0 Cross % 0.5
68 Long Balls 31
42 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 5
5 Effective Tackles 13
10 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
11 Interceptions 10
13 Effective Clearances 3
13 Clearances 3

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 35,287

Line-Ups

BEL Belgium (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Koen Casteels (GK)
6 Axel Witsel
15 Thomas Meunier
4 Wout Faes
24 Amadou Onana
18 Orel Mangala
22 Jérémy Doku
21 Timothy Castagne
10 Romelu Lukaku
7 Kevin De Bruyne
9 Leandro Trossard

LUX Luxembourg (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Moris (GK)
3 Enes Mahmutovic
18 Laurent Jans
2 Maxime Chanot
13 Dirk Carlson
20 Eldin Dzogovic Yellow Card
8 Christopher Martins Pereira
7 Chris Philipps
19 Mathias Olesen
9 Danel Sinani
10 Gerson Rodrigues

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