Spain U21 vs Belgium U21, 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
Spain U21
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Belgium U21

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    Spain U21 are hosting Belgium U21 at UD Almería Stadium, Almería, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Diego López (Spain U21) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 6': Fermín López (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Arne Engels (Belgium U21).
    • 7': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Jorne Spileers.
    • 10': Foul by Álvaro Fernández (Spain U21).
    • 10': Mario Stroeykens (Belgium U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Offside, Spain U21. Marc Pubill is caught offside.
    • 16': Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Spain U21).
    • 16': Romeo Vermant (Belgium U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Corner, Belgium U21. Conceded by Marc Pubill.
    • 17': Corner, Belgium U21. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Cisse Sandra (Belgium U21) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arne Engels with a cross.
    • 18': Corner, Belgium U21. Conceded by Beñat Turrientes.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Hugo Siquet (Belgium U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Robert Navarro (Spain U21) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 21': Foul by Dean Huijsen (Spain U21).
    • 21': Romeo Vermant (Belgium U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Arne Engels (Belgium U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Fermín López (Spain U21).
    • 27': Attempt saved. Marc Pubill (Spain U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 27': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Maarten Vandevoordt.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Robert Navarro (Spain U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Beñat Turrientes.
    • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Maarten Vandevoordt (Belgium U21).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Foul by Fermín López (Spain U21).
    • 32': Malick Fofana (Belgium U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Hugo Siquet.
    • 33': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Hugo Siquet.
    • 34': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Hugo Siquet.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Beñat Turrientes (Spain U21) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Robert Navarro (Spain U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego López with a cross.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Killian Sardella (Belgium U21) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 45': Foul by Fermín López (Spain U21).
    • 45': Mario Stroeykens (Belgium U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Romeo Vermant (Belgium U21) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arne Engels following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+1': Arne Engels (Belgium U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Diego López (Spain U21).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Spain U21 0, Belgium U21 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Spain U21 0, Belgium U21 0.
    • 47': Foul by Eliot Matazo (Belgium U21).
    • 47': Marc Pubill (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Arne Engels.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Fermín López (Spain U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Diego López (Spain U21) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 50': Foul by Cisse Sandra (Belgium U21).
    • 50': Marc Pubill (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Offside, Spain U21. Samu Omorodion is caught offside.
    • 54': Fermín López (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Arne Engels (Belgium U21).
    • 54': Arne Engels (Belgium U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Hugo Siquet.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Cristhian Mosquera (Spain U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Navarro with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Hugo Siquet.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Spain U21) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego López.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Samu Omorodion (Spain U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
    • 62': Substitution, Belgium U21. Kazeem Olaigbe replaces Malick Fofana.
    • 62': Substitution, Belgium U21. Tuur Rommens replaces Hugo Siquet.
    • 62': Substitution, Belgium U21. Mathias Delorge-Knieper replaces Cisse Sandra.
    • 65': Offside, Spain U21. Samu Omorodion is caught offside.
    • 67': Substitution, Spain U21. Hugo Novoa replaces Robert Navarro.
    • 67': Substitution, Spain U21. Fran Pérez replaces Diego López.
    • 69': Eliot Matazo (Belgium U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Marc Pubill (Spain U21).
    • 71': Beñat Turrientes (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Tuur Rommens (Belgium U21).
    • 72': Attempt missed. Samu Omorodion (Spain U21) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fran Pérez with a cross.
    • 78': Offside, Belgium U21. Eliot Matazo is caught offside.
    • 78': Substitution, Belgium U21. Jarne Steuckers replaces Eliot Matazo.
    • 80': Foul by Arne Engels (Belgium U21).
    • 80': Álvaro Fernández (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Maarten Vandevoordt.
    • 83': Substitution, Belgium U21. Youssuf Sylla replaces Romeo Vermant.
    • 83': Substitution, Spain U21. Mateo Joseph replaces Samu Omorodion.
    • 83': Substitution, Spain U21. Javi Guerra replaces Pablo Barrios.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Kazeem Olaigbe (Belgium U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tuur Rommens.
    • 86': Foul by Beñat Turrientes (Spain U21).
    • 86': Mathias Delorge-Knieper (Belgium U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Beñat Turrientes (Spain U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Foul by Mario Stroeykens (Belgium U21).
    • 86': Marc Pubill (Spain U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Mario Stroeykens (Belgium U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Substitution, Spain U21. Pablo Torre replaces Fermín López.
    • 88': Goal! Spain U21 1, Belgium U21 0. Mateo Joseph (Spain U21) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javi Guerra with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Belgium U21. Kazeem Olaigbe is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Spain U21. Conceded by Jorne Spileers.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Spain U21 1, Belgium U21 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Spain U21 1, Belgium U21 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying

    Venue: UD Almería Stadium
    Location: Almería, Spain
    Attendance: 5,927

    EURO U-21 Qualifying Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Spain U21 10 +23 28
    2 Belgium U21 10 +7 19
    3 Scotland U21 10 +8 16
    4 Hungary U21 10 +4 16
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ESP Spain U21 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alejandro Iturbe (GK)
    14 Dean Huijsen
    3 Cristhian Mosquera
    15 Álvaro Fernández
    18 Marc Pubill
    10 Fermín López
    17 Pablo Barrios
    8 Beñat Turrientes Yellow Card
    20 Samu Omorodion
    7 Diego López
    11 Robert Navarro
    Spain U21 Substitutes:
    Javi Guerra, Rafa Marín, Mateo Joseph, Fran Pérez, Pablo Torre, Hugo Novoa, Alejandro Francés, Pablo Cuñat, Javi López.

    BEL Belgium U21 (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Maarten Vandevoordt (GK)
    3 Jorne Spileers
    4 Zeno Van Den Bosch
    5 Killian Sardella
    2 Hugo Siquet
    6 Arne Engels Yellow Card
    15 Cisse Sandra
    8 Mario Stroeykens Yellow Card
    9 Romeo Vermant
    7 Malick Fofana
    10 Eliot Matazo
    Belgium U21 Substitutes:
    Mathias Delorge-Knieper, Senne Lammens, Tuur Rommens, Jarne Steuckers, Kazeem Olaigbe, Matte Smets, Julien Duranville, Youssuf Sylla, Antef Tsoungui.

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