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Belgium 2-0 Romania · UEFA Euro 2024

Belgium beat Romania 2-0 in the UEFA Euro 2024. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Belgium and Romania met in the UEFA Euro 2024 at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne on Saturday, 22 June 2024.

Goalscorers

Belgium: Y. Tielemans 2'; K. De Bruyne 80'. Romania did not score.

How the match went

Belgium saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Belgium had 20 shots with 9 on target, Romania 14 with 5 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 7 to Belgium and 7 to Romania. Belgium conceded 9 fouls, Romania 11. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Belgium, 2 for Romania).

Line-ups

Belgium started in a 4-2-3-1: Koen Casteels, Timothy Castagne, Wout Faes, Jan Vertonghen, Arthur Theate, Youri Tielemans, Amadou Onana, Dodi Lukebakio, Kevin De Bruyne, Jérémy Doku, Romelu Lukaku.

Romania started in a 4-1-4-1: Florin Niță, Andrei Rațiu, Radu Drăguşin, Andrei Burcă, Nicușor Bancu, Marius Marin, Dennis Man, Răzvan Marin, Nicolae Stanciu, Valentin Mihăilă, Denis Drăguş.

More from this competition: UEFA Euro 2024 fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 2'Goal! Belgium 1-0 Romania. Y. Tielemans (Belgium) scores, assisted by R. Lukaku.
  2. 45'Half-time. Belgium 1-0 Romania.
  3. 64'VAR check complete: the goal for Belgium stands.
  4. 80'Goal! Belgium 2-0 Romania. K. De Bruyne (Belgium) scores.
  5. 90'Full-time. Belgium 2-0 Romania.
Full commentary (52 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Belgium vs Romania.
  2. 2'Goal! Belgium 1-0 Romania. Y. Tielemans (Belgium) scores, assisted by R. Lukaku.
  3. 3'Attempt missed. R. Marin (Romania), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  4. 5'Attempt saved. R. Drăguşin (Romania), header from a corner. xG 0.20.
  5. 11'Attempt blocked. Y. Tielemans (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  6. 13'Attempt blocked. R. Lukaku (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  7. 18'Attempt saved. D. Lukebakio (Belgium), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.20.
  8. 18'Attempt missed. A. Onana (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  9. 19'Attempt missed. J. Vertonghen (Belgium), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
  10. 21'Attempt missed. V. Mihăilă (Romania), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  11. 24'Attempt blocked. V. Mihăilă (Romania), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  12. 31'Attempt blocked. D. Lukebakio (Belgium), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  13. 31'Attempt saved. J. Doku (Belgium), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  14. 33'Attempt blocked. D. Lukebakio (Belgium), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  15. 35'Yellow card for D. Lukebakio (Belgium).
  16. 37'Attempt saved. D. Man (Romania), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  17. 43'Attempt saved. K. De Bruyne (Belgium), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
  18. 45'Attempt missed. A. Burcă (Romania), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  19. 45'1 minute of added time.
  20. 45'Half-time. Belgium 1-0 Romania.
  21. 46'The second half is under way.
  22. 46'Attempt saved. D. Man (Romania), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  23. 48'Attempt missed. V. Mihăilă (Romania), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  24. 52'Attempt missed. K. De Bruyne (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  25. 55'Attempt saved. K. De Bruyne (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  26. 56'Substitution, Belgium: L. Trossard comes on for D. Lukebakio.
  27. 57'Attempt missed. V. Mihăilă (Romania), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  28. 58'Attempt blocked. R. Lukaku (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  29. 59'Yellow card for N. Bancu (Romania).
  30. 59'Attempt saved. R. Lukaku (Belgium), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.13.
  31. 63'Attempt missed. J. Doku (Belgium), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  32. 64'VAR check complete: the goal for Belgium stands.
  33. 65'Yellow card for M. Marin (Romania).
  34. 66'Attempt saved. R. Lukaku (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  35. 67'Attempt missed. K. De Bruyne (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  36. 68'Substitution, Romania: I. Hagi comes on for V. Mihăilă.
  37. 68'Substitution, Romania: D. Olaru comes on for M. Marin.
  38. 68'Attempt saved. D. Man (Romania), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  39. 72'Substitution, Belgium: Y. Carrasco comes on for J. Doku.
  40. 72'Substitution, Belgium: O. Mangala comes on for Y. Tielemans.
  41. 75'Attempt missed. R. Marin (Romania), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  42. 77'Substitution, Belgium: Z. Debast comes on for A. Theate.
  43. 80'Goal! Belgium 2-0 Romania. K. De Bruyne (Belgium) scores.
  44. 81'Substitution, Romania: D. Alibec comes on for D. Drăguş.
  45. 85'Attempt missed. R. Drăguşin (Romania), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  46. 85'Attempt saved. D. Alibec (Romania), left-footed shot. xG 0.34.
  47. 86'Attempt blocked. L. Trossard (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  48. 89'Attempt saved. R. Lukaku (Belgium), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
  49. 90'Substitution, Romania: D. Sorescu comes on for A. Rațiu.
  50. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  51. 90+2'Attempt blocked. R. Drăguşin (Romania), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  52. 90'Full-time. Belgium 2-0 Romania.
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