Belgium vs Egypt, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly
· International FriendlyRomelu Lukaku becomes Belgium's all-time leading scorer in win vs. Egypt
Romelu Lukaku became Belgium's all-time leading scorer with a first-half goal against Egypt in a 3-0 friendly win in Brussels on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Tarek Hamed (Egypt).
- 2': Tarek Hamed (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 2': Delay in match Eden Hazard (Belgium) because of an injury.
- 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed Shafy.
- 7': Foul by Ahmed Fathy (Egypt).
- 7': Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Ahmed Fathy (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
- 11': Mohamed Elneny (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elneny (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 14': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 14': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Essam El Hadary.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Abdallah El Said (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amr Warda.
- 17': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
- 21': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross.
- 23': Attempt missed. Marwan Mohsen (Egypt) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Shafy with a cross.
- 25': Amr Warda (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Belgium).
- 27': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toby Alderweireld.
- 27': Goal! Belgium 1, Egypt 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 28': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Egypt).
- 29': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 31': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 32': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
- 32': Mohamed Shafy (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed Elneny.
- 38': Goal! Belgium 2, Egypt 0. Eden Hazard (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 42': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Marwan Mohsen (Egypt).
- 45': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 45': Offside, Egypt. Abdallah El Said tries a through ball, but Ramadan Sobhi is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Belgium 2, Egypt 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Belgium 2, Egypt 0.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Adnan Januzaj replaces Eden Hazard.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Marouane Fellaini replaces Axel Witsel.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Nacer Chadli replaces Dries Mertens.
- 45': Substitution, Egypt. Mohamed El-Shenawy replaces Essam El Hadary.
- 46': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ali Gabr.
- 50': Foul by Laurent Ciman (Belgium).
- 50': Marwan Mohsen (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marouane Fellaini.
- 52': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed Shafy.
- 54': Attempt missed. Tarek Hamed (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Shafy.
- 56': Substitution, Egypt. Trézéguet replaces Marwan Mohsen.
- 58': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Egypt) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 59': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
- 60': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed Shafy.
- 61': Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Nacer Chadli with a cross.
- 62': Substitution, Egypt. Sam Morsy replaces Tarek Hamed.
- 63': Attempt missed. Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Trézéguet.
- 63': Amr Warda (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Laurent Ciman (Belgium).
- 67': Substitution, Egypt. Kahraba replaces Ramadan Sobhi.
- 68': Foul by Kahraba (Egypt).
- 68': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Mohamed Elneny (Egypt) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
- 69': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazi.
- 70': Substitution, Belgium. Thorgan Hazard replaces Thomas Meunier.
- 71': Substitution, Egypt. Ahmed El Mohamady replaces Ahmed Fathy.
- 75': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ahmed El Mohamady.
- 76': Amr Warda (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
- 77': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Laurent Ciman.
- 78': Attempt missed. Kahraba (Egypt) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Offside, Egypt. Amr Warda tries a through ball, but Kahraba is caught offside.
- 79': Foul by Sam Morsy (Egypt).
- 79': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Substitution, Egypt. Omar Gaber replaces Amr Warda because of an injury.
- 80': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 81': Substitution, Belgium. Dedryck Boyata replaces Jan Vertonghen.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Adnan Januzaj (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 81': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 83': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
- 83': Trézéguet (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Attempt saved. Adnan Januzaj (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 86': Foul by Sam Morsy (Egypt).
- 86': Nacer Chadli (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Offside, Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
- 88': Offside, Egypt. Abdallah El Said tries a through ball, but Kahraba is caught offside.
- 90': Abdallah El Said (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
- 90'+2': Goal! Belgium 3, Egypt 0. Marouane Fellaini (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Belgium 3, Egypt 0.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Belgium 3, Egypt 0.
Game Information
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 27,724
Line-Ups
Belgium (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 4 | Laurent Ciman |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 2 | Toby Alderweireld |
| 6 | Axel Witsel |
| 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 11 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 15 | Thomas Meunier |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 10 | Eden Hazard |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
Egypt (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Essam El-Hadary (GK) |
| 6 | Ahmed Hegazi |
| 2 | Ali Gabr |
| 13 | Mohamed Abdel-Shafy |
| 7 | Ahmed Fathi |
| 19 | Abdallah Said |
| 8 | Tarek Hamed |
| 17 | Mohamed Elneny |
| 9 | Marwan Mohsen |
| 14 | Ramadan Sobhi |
| 22 | Amr Warda |
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