International Friendly

Belgium vs Burkina Faso, 2022 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Belgium
  • 16': Hans Vanaken
  • 18': Leandro Trossard
  • 75': Christian Benteke
FT
3 - 0
Burkina Faso

    Belgium beat Burkina Faso as coach tests fresh faces

    An inexperienced Belgium beat Burkina Faso 3-0 in a friendly on Tuesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
    • 3': Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Blati Touré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Abdoul Guiebre (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 7': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Hans Vanaken.
    • 10': Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Belgium).
    • 12': Attempt missed. Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adama Guira.
    • 12': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Blati Touré (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.
    • 16': Goal! Belgium 1, Burkina Faso 0. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj.
    • 18': Goal! Belgium 2, Burkina Faso 0. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
    • 20': Offside, Belgium. Hans Vanaken tries a through ball, but Charles De Ketelaere is caught offside.
    • 23': Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Foul by Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso).
    • 24': Foul by Adama Guira (Burkina Faso).
    • 24': Thomas Foket (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Adama Guira (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Belgium).
    • 27': Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
    • 28': Offside, Burkina Faso. Bertrand Traoré tries a through ball, but Edmond Tapsoba is caught offside.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 30': Abdoul Guiebre (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Sangaré.
    • 32': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Jason Denayer.
    • 32': Adnan Januzaj (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso).
    • 32': Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Issoufou Dayo.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Sangaré.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Abdoul Guiebre (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Blati Touré.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Adama Guira.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Belgium 2, Burkina Faso 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Belgium 2, Burkina Faso 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Leander Dendoncker replaces Jason Denayer.
    • 49': Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Siebe Van der Heyden (Belgium).
    • 53': Substitution, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
    • 53': Substitution, Belgium. Yari Verschaeren replaces Adnan Januzaj.
    • 55': Offside, Belgium. Leandro Trossard tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
    • 56': Offside, Belgium. Leandro Trossard tries a through ball, but Thomas Foket is caught offside.
    • 57': Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Belgium).
    • 58': Hand ball by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
    • 59': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Cédric Badolo replaces Cyrille Bayala.
    • 59': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Stephane Aziz Ki replaces Gustavo Sangaré.
    • 65': Offside, Belgium. Leandro Trossard tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
    • 66': Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Cédric Badolo (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.
    • 68': Offside, Burkina Faso. Stephane Aziz Ki tries a through ball, but Dango Ouattara is caught offside.
    • 69': Substitution, Belgium. Christian Benteke replaces Michy Batshuayi.
    • 70': Cédric Badolo (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Christian Benteke (Belgium).
    • 72': Foul by Adama Guira (Burkina Faso).
    • 72': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Adama Guira (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a headed pass.
    • 73': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Hervé Koffi.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yari Verschaeren.
    • 75': Goal! Belgium 3, Burkina Faso 0. Christian Benteke (Belgium) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
    • 77': Adama Guira (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Foul by Thomas Foket (Belgium).
    • 78': Substitution, Belgium. Orel Mangala replaces Hans Vanaken.
    • 78': Substitution, Belgium. Divock Origi replaces Leandro Trossard.
    • 79': Divock Origi (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Stephane Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso).
    • 79': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Joffrey Bazié replaces Steeve Yago.
    • 79': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Abou Ouattara replaces Bertrand Traoré.
    • 81': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Issoufou Dayo.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
    • 82': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Cédric Badolo.
    • 83': Christian Benteke (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso).
    • 83': Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 86': Foul by Stephane Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso).
    • 86': Siebe Van der Heyden (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Nasser Djiga replaces Issoufou Dayo because of an injury.
    • 89': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Abdel Rachid Noufou Zagré replaces Dango Ouattara.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Abdoul Guiebre (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephane Aziz Ki with a through ball.
    • 90': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Matz Sels.
    • 90'+2': Abdoul Guiebre (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Belgium 3, Burkina Faso 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Belgium 3, Burkina Faso 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Belgium 3, Burkina Faso 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 12
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 5
    35 Possession 65
    11 SHOTS 11
    5 ON GOAL 5
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    315 Accurate Passes 643
    375 Passes 706
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 15
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    45 Long Balls 34
    28 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.8
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    9 Effective Tackles 11
    13 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 12
    15 Effective Clearances 12
    15 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 15,000

    Line-Ups

    BEL Belgium (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    13 Matz Sels (GK)
    24 Sebastiaan Bornauw
    25 Siebe van der Heyden
    3 Jason Denayer
    8 Youri Tielemans
    7 Hans Vanaken
    11 Leandro Trossard
    21 Thomas Foket
    23 Michy Batshuayi
    14 Charles De Ketelaere
    18 Adnan Januzaj
    Belgium Substitutes:
    Thomas Kaminski, Dante Vanzeir, Divock Origi, Arthur Theate, Alexis Saelemaekers, Christian Benteke, Orel Mangala, Yari Verschaeren, Leander Dendoncker, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Davy Roef, Wout Faes.

    BKA Burkina Faso (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Hervé Koffi (GK)
    12 Edmond Tapsoba Yellow Card
    14 Issoufou Dayo
    13 Abdoul Guiebre
    25 Steeve Yago
    20 Gustavo Sangaré
    22 Blati Touré
    24 Adama Guira Yellow Card
    28 Dango Ouattara
    21 Cyrille Bayala Yellow Card
    10 Bertrand Traoré
    Burkina Faso Substitutes:
    Adjiguesena Nourdine Balora, Ismahila Ouédraogo, Abass Oula Traore, Stephane Aziz Ki, Nasser Djiga, Hassane Bandé, Joffrey Bazié, Cedric Badolo, Djibril Ouattara, Abdel Rachid Zagré, Kilian Nikiema, Abou Ouattara.

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