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Ireland 2-2 Belgium · International Friendly Games

Ireland drew 2-2 with Belgium in the International Friendly Games. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Ireland and Belgium met in the International Friendly Games at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday, 26 March 2022.

Goalscorers

Ireland: C. Ogbene 35'; A. Browne 85'. Belgium: M. Batshuayi 12'; H. Vanaken 58'.

Line-ups

Ireland started in a 3-4-3: Caoimhin Kelleher, Séamus Coleman, Shane Duffy, John Egan, Matt Doherty, Josh Cullen, Jeff Hendrick, James McClean, Chiedozie Ogbene, Callum Robinson, Jason Knight.

Belgium started in a 3-4-3: Simon Mignolet, Jason Denayer, Dedryck Boyata, Arthur Theate, Alexis Saelemaekers, Leander Dendoncker, Youri Tielemans, Thorgan Hazard, Charles De Ketelaere, Michy Batshuayi, Hans Vanaken.

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Minute by minute

  1. 12'Goal! Ireland 0-1 Belgium. M. Batshuayi (Belgium) scores, assisted by H. Vanaken.
  2. 35'Goal! Ireland 1-1 Belgium. C. Ogbene (Ireland) scores, assisted by J. Knight.
  3. 45'Half-time. Ireland 1-1 Belgium.
  4. 58'Goal! Ireland 1-2 Belgium. H. Vanaken (Belgium) scores, assisted by T. Hazard.
  5. 85'Goal! Ireland 2-2 Belgium. A. Browne (Ireland) scores, assisted by C. Ogbene.
  6. 90'Full-time. Ireland 2-2 Belgium.
Full commentary (17 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Ireland vs Belgium.
  2. 12'Goal! Ireland 0-1 Belgium. M. Batshuayi (Belgium) scores, assisted by H. Vanaken.
  3. 35'Goal! Ireland 1-1 Belgium. C. Ogbene (Ireland) scores, assisted by J. Knight.
  4. 45'Half-time. Ireland 1-1 Belgium.
  5. 46'The second half is under way.
  6. 46'Substitution, Belgium: T. Foket comes on for A. Saelemaekers.
  7. 58'Goal! Ireland 1-2 Belgium. H. Vanaken (Belgium) scores, assisted by T. Hazard.
  8. 75'Substitution, Belgium: A. Januzaj comes on for C. De Ketelaere.
  9. 75'Substitution, Belgium: O. Mangala comes on for A. Theate.
  10. 76'Substitution, Ireland: W. Keane comes on for J. Knight.
  11. 76'Substitution, Ireland: A. Browne comes on for J. Hendrick.
  12. 80'Substitution, Ireland: R. Manning comes on for J. McClean.
  13. 83'Substitution, Belgium: C. Benteke comes on for M. Batshuayi.
  14. 85'Goal! Ireland 2-2 Belgium. A. Browne (Ireland) scores, assisted by C. Ogbene.
  15. 90'2 minutes of added time.
  16. 90+2'Substitution, Ireland: T. Parrott comes on for C. Robinson.
  17. 90'Full-time. Ireland 2-2 Belgium.
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