Belgium vs Montenegro, 2024 International Friendly
· International Friendly
88': Miloš BrnovicBelgium's De Bruyne celebrates 100 caps with goal in win over Montenegro
Kevin De Bruyne scored to mark his 100th cap for Belgium and set his country on their way to a 2-0 win over Montenegro in Brussels on Wednesday in the first of two friendlies before they head to the European Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Slobodan Rubezic (Montenegro).
- 4': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Johan Bakayoko with a cross.
- 7': Attempt missed. Arthur Vermeeren (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
- 9': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
- 9': Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Matija Sarkic.
- 13': Foul by Milos Brnovic (Montenegro).
- 13': Johan Bakayoko (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
- 14': Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Amadou Onana (Belgium).
- 15': Milos Brnovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
- 16': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Matija Sarkic.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 17': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Vermeeren.
- 22': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
- 23': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Igor Vujacic.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
- 26': Foul by Igor Vujacic (Montenegro).
- 26': Loïs Openda (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Offside, Belgium. Maxim De Cuyper is caught offside.
- 31': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johan Bakayoko.
- 31': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
- 31': Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andrija Vukcevic.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Amadou Onana (Belgium) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johan Bakayoko with a cross.
- 34': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 37': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Zeno Debast.
- 38': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Johan Bakayoko (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 38': Offside, Belgium. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Matija Sarkic (Montenegro).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Goal! Belgium 1, Montenegro 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+1': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Belgium 1, Montenegro 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Belgium 1, Montenegro 0.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Axel Witsel replaces Wout Faes.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Jérémy Doku replaces Amadou Onana.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Orel Mangala replaces Johan Bakayoko.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Timothy Castagne replaces Thomas Meunier.
- 47': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Belgium).
- 47': Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic with a cross.
- 48': Foul by Driton Camaj (Montenegro).
- 48': Timothy Castagne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro).
- 49': Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Arthur Vermeeren (Belgium).
- 50': Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 52': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
- 52': Attempt missed. Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Driton Camaj with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Slobodan Rubezic.
- 54': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Slobodan Rubezic.
- 54': Attempt saved. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 54': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Matija Sarkic.
- 55': Attempt missed. Orel Mangala (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Brnovic.
- 56': Foul by Loïs Openda (Belgium).
- 56': Igor Vujacic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Driton Camaj.
- 58': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Milos Brnovic.
- 60': Attempt saved. Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milos Brnovic.
- 61': Substitution, Montenegro. Vladimir Jovovic replaces Driton Camaj.
- 61': Substitution, Montenegro. Marko Bakic replaces Edvin Kuc.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic.
- 63': Foul by Milos Brnovic (Montenegro).
- 63': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Milos Brnovic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Arthur Vermeeren.
- 64': Attempt missed. Vladimir Jovovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Milos Brnovic.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Offside, Belgium. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stevan Jovetic.
- 66': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Zeno Debast.
- 67': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milutin Osmajic with a headed pass following a corner.
- 69': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Jérémy Doku.
- 70': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro).
- 70': Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Montenegro. Marko Vukcevic replaces Marko Vesovic.
- 71': Substitution, Montenegro. Nebojsa Kosovic replaces Stevan Jovetic.
- 71': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Montenegro).
- 73': Foul by Marko Vukcevic (Montenegro).
- 73': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Orel Mangala (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio.
- 74': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro).
- 74': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Offside, Montenegro. Nikola Krstovic is caught offside.
- 77': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Marko Bakic (Montenegro).
- 80': Foul by Nebojsa Kosovic (Montenegro).
- 80': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro).
- 84': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Igor Vujacic.
- 87': Substitution, Montenegro. Dusan Bakic replaces Milutin Osmajic.
- 87': Substitution, Montenegro. Stefan Mugosa replaces Nikola Krstovic.
- 88': Second yellow card to Milos Brnovic (Montenegro) for a bad foul.
- 90': Delay in match because of an injury Axel Witsel (Belgium).
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Penalty Belgium. Jérémy Doku draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Dusan Bakic (Montenegro) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+2': Stefan Mugosa (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Goal! Belgium 2, Montenegro 0. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Belgium 2, Montenegro 0.
- 0': Match ends, Belgium 2, Montenegro 0.
Statistics
 MNE |
BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 8 | Saves | 2 |
| 29.7 | Possession | 70.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 209 | Accurate Passes | 584 |
| 268 | Passes | 646 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 12 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 22 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 19,246
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 19,246
Line-Ups
Belgium (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 2 | Zeno Debast |
| 4 | Wout Faes |
| 25 | Maxim De Cuyper |
| 15 | Thomas Meunier |
| 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 23 | Arthur Vermeeren |
| 20 | Loïs Openda |
| 11 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 19 | Johan Bakayoko |
Montenegro (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matija Sarkic (GK) |
| 5 | Igor Vujacic |
| 3 | Slobodan Rubezic |
| 2 | Andrija Vukcevic |
| 7 | Marko Vesovic |
| 10 | Stevan Jovetic |
| 24 | Miloš Brnovic  |
| 14 | Edvin Kuc |
| 11 | Nikola Krstovic |
| 18 | Driton Camaj |
| 20 | Milutin Osmajic |
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