Ukraine vs Belgium, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Relegation Playoffs
· 1st LegUkraine shock Belgium in Nations League first-leg playoff
Ukraine came from behind to beat Belgium 3-1 in the first leg of their Nations League playoff on Thursday, moving into a strong position to earn promotion to the competition's top tier.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 6': Attempt saved. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 6': Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine).
- 8': Foul by Koni De Winter (Belgium).
- 8': Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 11': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 14': Foul by Mykola Matviienko (Ukraine).
- 14': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Yukhym Konoplia.
- 18': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium).
- 18': Mykola Matviienko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine).
- 21': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Belgium).
- 22': Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Delay in match because of an injury Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine).
- 25': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksii Sych replaces Yukhym Konoplia because of an injury.
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine).
- 27': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Oleksii Sych (Ukraine) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mykola Matviienko.
- 34': Offside, Ukraine. Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
- 35': Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine).
- 36': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
- 36': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Oleksii Sych.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Brandon Mechele (Belgium) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 39': Foul by Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine).
- 39': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Goal! Ukraine 0, Belgium 1. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
- 45'+1': Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Ukraine 0, Belgium 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Ukraine 0, Belgium 1.
- 46': Foul by Koni De Winter (Belgium).
- 46': Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Mykola Shaparenko (Ukraine).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 53': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
- 53': Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Koni De Winter (Belgium).
- 54': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Oleksii Sych (Ukraine).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Foul by Koni De Winter (Belgium).
- 58': Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Oleksii Sych (Ukraine).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 60': Attempt saved. Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 61': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 62': Substitution, Ukraine. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Oleksii Sych because of an injury.
- 62': Substitution, Ukraine. Vladyslav Vanat replaces Mykola Shaparenko.
- 63': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksii Hutsuliak replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
- 66': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Ukraine).
- 66': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Goal! Ukraine 1, Belgium 1. Oleksii Hutsuliak (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 68': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
- 68': Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt missed. Oleksii Hutsuliak (Ukraine) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov.
- 70': Substitution, Belgium. Hans Vanaken replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 70': Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
- 71': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Brandon Mechele.
- 73': Goal! Ukraine 2, Belgium 1. Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 77': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Dodi Lukébakio.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov with a cross.
- 78': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
- 78': Goal! Ukraine 3, Belgium 1. Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Substitution, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 80': Substitution, Belgium. Nicolas Raskin replaces Koni De Winter.
- 82': Offside, Ukraine. Vladyslav Vanat is caught offside.
- 85': Attempt missed. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov following a fast break.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Ukraine).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Substitution, Ukraine. Yehor Nazaryna replaces Ivan Kaliuzhnyi because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Belgium. Jorthy Mokio replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
- 90'+1': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
- 90'+1': Oleksii Hutsuliak (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Vladyslav Vanat.
- 90'+3': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Ukraine 3, Belgium 1.
- 0': Match ends, Ukraine 3, Belgium 1.
Statistics
 BEL |
UKR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 55.5 | Possession | 44.5 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 444 | Accurate Passes | 345 |
| 500 | Passes | 402 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 13 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 12 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 22 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Enrique Roca
Location: Murcia, Spain
Attendance: 8,767
Venue: Enrique Roca
Location: Murcia, Spain
Attendance: 8,767
Line-Ups
Ukraine (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andriy Lunin (GK) |
| 22 | Mykola Matviyenko |
| 13 | Illia Zabarnyi |
| 6 | Ivan Kalyuzhnyi |
| 16 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 2 | Yukhym Konoplia |
| 10 | Mykola Shaparenko |
| 17 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 8 | Georgiy Sudakov |
| 15 | Viktor Tsygankov |
| 9 | Roman Yaremchuk |
Belgium (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 18 | Brandon Mechele |
| 16 | Koni De Winter |
| 5 | Maxim De Cuyper |
| 15 | Thomas Meunier |
| 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans  |
| 2 | Zeno Debast |
| 10 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 11 | Leandro Trossard |
| 17 | Charles De Ketelaere |
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