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With five wins so far, Belgium has reached 16 points and has a nine-point lead over the Czech Republic, second in Group E. Belarus has 3, Wales and Estonia complete the group. The teams will only meet again in October. The Belgian team is facing the semi-final of the Nations League on the 7th against France, while the Belarussians visit Estonia on the 8th in the qualifiers.
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Match summary Belarus 0-1 Belgium
Unlike the first meeting between the teams in March, which ended 8-0, this time Belgium managed a narrow victory over Belarus, 1-0 with a goal by Dennis Praet. The leadership of the group E made the coach Roberto Martínez call an alternative team, preserving some starters, such as Hazard, who started on the bench. The top scorer Lukaku did not even play, as well as goalkeeper Courtois and other important names in the Belgian team. Despite the minimal score, the Red Devils led the action and did not suffer any scares.
48' The referee blows his whistle! Paweł Raczkowski ends the second half in Kazan. Belgium maintain their 100% record while Belarus remain winless, their fourth defeat in five matches.
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Over the goal
46' Hazard makes a pass to Castagne on the left side of the box, he hits the ball with his right leg but overdoes it, the ball goes too high
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Added time
45' Three minutes to end the match
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Yellow card
43' Max Ebong, from Belarus, for pulling Hazard and interrupting a counterattack
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Flag on top
41' Hazard sends a ball to Benteke, who is caught offside
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Yellow card
40' Roberto Martínez, Belgium's coach, for complaining
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Belgium double substitution
40' Thomas Foket and Leander Dendoncker go on the pitch, Saelemaekers and Batshuayi leave the field
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Yellow card
39' Michy Batshuayi, from Belgium
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Sergei Chernik!
40' Hazard takes the free-kick with his right foot, over the barrier, searching for the right corner of the goalkeeper, who spreads it to the left and then the defender kicks it away
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Yellow card
38' Dmitri Podstrelov, from Belarus, for committing the foul in the previous move
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Great opportunity for Belgium
38' Saelemaekers moves towards the box, turns, but is fouled on the halfway line. Chernik puts five players in the box. Hazard and Alderweireld on the ball.
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Yellow card
37' Roman Begunov, from Belarus, for stepping on Castagne's right foot
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Belarus double substitution
36' Roman Begunov and Dmitri Podstrelov in, Shauchenka and Zolotov out
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Belgium Substitution
31' Christian Benteke replaces Lukebakio
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Yellow card
30' Nikolai Zolotov, from Belarus, for pulling his shirt and stepping on Alderweireld's foot
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Belarus double substitution
24' Pavel Sedko and Max Ebong in, Skavysh and Lisakovich out
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In the middle of the goal
23' Batshuayi unleashes a left-footed shot from outside the box, Chernik saves without giving a rebound
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Offside
18' Tielemans makes a deep pass to Batshuayi, but he was too far ahead
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Belgium Substitution
14' Eden Hazard in place of Trossard
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Stop!
9' Saelemaekers crosses, but Lukebakio is caught offside
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Out!
6' Lukebakio appears inside the box, shoots with his left foot, but misses and the ball goes too high and to the left of the goal
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No yellow or red
3' Check is completed, polish Paweł Raczkowski calls out Klimovich and gives him a hard time, but shows no card
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VAR check in progress
2' Klimovich fights a ball with Praet in midfield. The referee calls a foul and does not caution the Belarussian, but the video team examines whether an ejection is necessary
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GAME RESTARTS
00' The second half begins at the Centralniy Stadion. The teams come back unchanged. Belarus touch the ball for the first time.
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Substitutes
Belarus: Roman Stepanov, Pavel Pavlyuchenko, Kirill Pechenin, Ruslan Khadarkevich, Max Ebong, Roman Begunov, Roman Yuzepchuk, Pavel Sedko, Artem Kontsevoi, Dmitri Podstrelov. Bélgica: Thomas Kaminski, Matz Sels, Zinho Vanheusden, Eden Hazard, Yari Verschaeren, Charles De Ketelaere, Thomas Foket, Hans Vanaken, Leander Dendoncker, Christian Benteke, Brandon Mechele.
45' Referee brings the first half to an end in Kazan without adding time
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Offside
45' Denayer brings on Batshuayi again, but he was too far ahead
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Another chance for Belgium
42' Defence misplaced, Tielemans takes a chance from outside the box, but goalkeeper Chernik is attentive and drops to make a safe save
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Casteels saved
35' Lisakovich's corner from the left side of the box is lifted by Bykov, who outpaces everyone else in the middle of the box, but he heads in a loose header that the Belgian goalkeeper easily handles.
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GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! BELGIUM!
33' PRAET! He shoots a low cross from the right side of the box with Saelemaekers and Trossard....
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Offside
30' Alderweireld takes a corner kick, Boyata picks up the ball on the edge of the box, his right foot hits the post, Batshuayi scores on the rebound, but the assistant signals an irregular position for the striker.
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Batshuayi again
29' Castagne sets up Batshuayi in the middle of the box, he deflects the ball with his head and it goes to Chernik's right
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From above
26' Trossard takes a corner, but no one is able to complete the goal
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"It's mine"
23' Saelemaekers goes forward on the right, the ball is crossed towards Castagne, but Sergei Chernik rises higher than anyone else and gets a firm grip on the ball
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Uhhhhhhhh
20' Alderweireld crosses in the direction of Batshuayi, the defender cuts it off with his head, but the rebound falls to the Belgian striker, who controls the ball and knocks it low to the goalkeeper's right post
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Great opportunity for Belarus
18' Zolotov charges down the left side in the middle of the box towards Klimovich, he makes the wall and the Belarus player shoots with his right foot, but without force, and Casteels saves in the middle of the goal. This was the best chance for Belarus so far in the match.
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Too high
15' Trossard receives from Lukébakio, fills his right foot and shoots a shot from outside the box, but the ball goes wide
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Belgium again
10' Trossard gets in on the left wing, goes to the back line and rolls a low ball back into the middle of the box, but no Belgian can reach the ball and the defense clears it away.
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Go ahead
9' Saelemaekers comes forward from the right wing, breaks into the box, but is off balance and falls. The referee signals a goal kick only to Sergei Chernik.
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In the clutch
5' Lisakovich breaks forward at speed, but Koen Casteels comes out of his goal and makes the cut in midfield to stop the promising attack
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Belgium goes ahead
4' Tielemans sets up Batshuayi on the left, he breaks into the box and shoots, but Sergey Chernik saves to the left corner
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Overview
3' Belgium takes the initiative in the game, occupying more the field of attack, Belarus defends
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KICKOFF
00' The first half begins in Kazan. Belgium touches the ball for the first time.
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Two yellow cards
If they receive a yellow card in this match, the following players will be absent from their respective teams for the next round: Sergei Chernik, goalkeeper, and Artem Bykov, midfielder (Belarus), Timothy Castagne, full-back, and Alexis Saelemaekers, midfielder (Belgium).
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Countdown
Teams on the field. Players are lined up for the Belarusian and Belgian national anthems. There are less than five minutes until kickoff at the Centralniy Stadion in Kazan.
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Group E
After five matches, Belgium is undefeated, winning four (3-1 in Wales, 8-0 in Belarus, 5-2 in Estonia and 3-0 in the Czech Republic) and drawing one (1-1 in the Czech Republic). Belarus, on the other hand, played four times, winning only once (4-2 over Estonia) and losing the other three (8-0 to Belgium, 1-0 to the Czech Republic, and 3-2 to Wales).
Substitutes: Thomas Kaminski, Matz Sels, Zinho Vanheusden, Eden Hazard, Yari Verschaeren, Charles De Ketelaere, Thomas Foket, Hans Vanaken, Leander Dendoncker, Christian Benteke, Brandon Mechele.
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BELARUS STARTING XI
Chernik; Rakhmanov, Shvetsov, Sachivko, Zolotov; Shauchenka, Bykov, Klimovich, Lisakovich, Klimovich; Skavysh. Head coach: Georgi Kondratiev.
Substitutes: Roman Stepanov, Pavel Pavlyuchenko, Kirill Pechenin, Ruslan Khadarkevich, Max Ebong, Roman Begunov, Roman Yuzepchuk, Pavel Sedko, Artem Kontsevoi, Dmitri Podstrelov.
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