UEFA European Championship

Belgium vs Slovakia, 2024 European Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship
Belgium
    FT
    0 - 1
    Slovakia
    • 7': Ivan Schranz

    Slovakia upset Belgium as VAR denies Lukaku twice

    Slovakia delivered the first major shock result of Euro 2024, snatching an early goal and defending furiously to hold on for a 1-0 victory over Belgium in Group E on Monday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Schranz.
    • 7': Goal! Belgium 0, Slovakia 1. Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner.
    • 10': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Belgium).
    • 10': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Zeno Debast (Belgium).
    • 10': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Offside, Slovakia. Denis Vavro is caught offside.
    • 13': Foul by Peter Pekarík (Slovakia).
    • 13': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
    • 14': Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Onana (Belgium).
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
    • 18': Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Wout Faes.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia).
    • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
    • 22': Peter Pekarík (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 27': Foul by Peter Pekarík (Slovakia).
    • 27': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Foul by Orel Mangala (Belgium).
    • 29': Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Orel Mangala (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukás Haraslín.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 34': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Dávid Hancko.
    • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Dávid Hancko (Slovakia).
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Amadou Onana (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
    • 36': Foul by Orel Mangala (Belgium).
    • 36': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Juraj Kucka with a cross.
    • 40': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
    • 41': Foul by Ivan Schranz (Slovakia).
    • 41': Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
    • 44': Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lukás Haraslín with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Belgium 0, Slovakia 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Belgium 0, Slovakia 1.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
    • 49': Denis Vavro (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
    • 52': Attempt missed. Denis Vavro (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Milan Skriniar.
    • 52': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
    • 52': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
    • 55': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Martin Dúbravka.
    • 56': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 56': Offside, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
    • 57': VAR Decision: No Goal Belgium 0-1 Slovakia.
    • 57': Substitution, Belgium. Johan Bakayoko replaces Orel Mangala.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
    • 59': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Belgium).
    • 59': Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Denis Vavro.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Johan Bakayoko (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Dávid Hancko (Slovakia).
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia).
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 66': Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia).
    • 66': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johan Bakayoko.
    • 67': Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
    • 70': Substitution, Slovakia. David Strelec replaces Róbert Bozeník.
    • 70': Substitution, Slovakia. Tomás Suslov replaces Lukás Haraslín.
    • 73': Foul by David Strelec (Slovakia).
    • 73': Wout Faes (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Zeno Debast (Belgium).
    • 74': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Substitution, Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Leandro Trossard.
    • 75': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Slovakia).
    • 75': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
    • 76': Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. David Strelec (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Schranz.
    • 76': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Wout Faes.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Schranz.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johan Bakayoko.
    • 80': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Juraj Kucka.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
    • 81': Substitution, Slovakia. Dávid Duris replaces Ivan Schranz.
    • 82': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Johan Bakayoko.
    • 83': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
    • 83': Johan Bakayoko (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Jérémy Doku.
    • 84': Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Yannick Carrasco.
    • 84': Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium).
    • 85': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Hand ball by Loïs Openda (Belgium).
    • 86': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 88': VAR Decision: No Goal Belgium 0-1 Slovakia.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Johan Bakayoko (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Loïs Openda with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
    • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Slovakia. Adam Obert replaces Ondrej Duda.
    • 90'+5': Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by David Strelec (Slovakia).
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Belgium 0, Slovakia 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Belgium 0, Slovakia 1.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/svk.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originSVK BELhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/bel.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    10 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 5
    5 Saves 3
    39.6 Possession 60.4
    10 SHOTS 16
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    283 Accurate Passes 488
    367 Passes 573
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    6 Accurate Crosses 4
    17 Crosses 14
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    63 Long Balls 44
    25 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    4 Effective Tackles 7
    8 Tackles 14
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 2
    19 Effective Clearances 15
    19 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship

    Venue: Deutsche Bank Park
    Location: Frankfurt, Germany
    Attendance: 45,181

    EURO Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Romania 3 +1 4
    2 Belgium 3 +1 4
    3 Slovakia 3 0 4
    4 Ukraine 3 -2 4
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BEL Belgium (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Koen Casteels (GK)
    2 Zeno Debast
    4 Wout Faes
    11 Yannick Carrasco
    21 Timothy Castagne
    7 Kevin De Bruyne
    24 Amadou Onana
    18 Orel Mangala Yellow Card
    10 Romelu Lukaku
    9 Leandro Trossard
    22 Jérémy Doku
    Belgium Substitutes:
    Axel Witsel, Jan Vertonghen, Arthur Vermeeren, Thomas Kaminski, Johan Bakayoko, Arthur Theate, Matz Sels, Aster Vranckx, Loïs Openda, Maxim De Cuyper, Charles De Ketelaere, Dodi Lukebakio, Youri Tielemans.

    SVK Slovakia (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
    14 Milan Skriniar
    3 Denis Vavro
    16 Dávid Hancko
    2 Peter Pekarík
    22 Stanislav Lobotka
    8 Ondrej Duda
    19 Juraj Kucka
    9 Róbert Bozeník
    17 Lukás Haraslín
    26 Ivan Schranz
    Slovakia Substitutes:
    David Strelec, Patrik Hrosovský, Tomás Suslov, Adam Obert, Henrich Ravas, Matús Bero, Dávid Duris, Lubomír Tupta, Leo Sauer, Sebastián Kósa, Tomás Rigo, Vernon De Marco, László Bénes, Marek Rodák, Norbert Gyömbér.

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