UEFA Nations League

Belgium vs Ukraine, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Relegation Playoffs

· 2nd Leg - Belgium advance 4-3 on aggregate
Belgium
  • 70': Maxim De Cuyper
  • 75': Romelu Lukaku
  • 86': Romelu Lukaku
FT
3 - 0
2nd Leg - Belgium advance 4-3 on aggregate
Ukraine

    Lukaku's late double leads Belgium win over Ukraine

    Belgium retained their place in League A of the Nations League with a stunning 3-0 home win over Ukraine on Sunday as Romelu Lukaku's late double helped them secure a 4-3 aggregate victory.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Ukraine. Vladyslav Vanat is caught offside.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 5': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).
    • 5': Yehor Yarmoliuk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 8': Offside, Belgium. Thomas Meunier is caught offside.
    • 10': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine).
    • 10': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Hand ball by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
    • 11': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
    • 11': Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Foul by Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine).
    • 12': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 13': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ivan Kaliuzhnyi.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Zeno Debast (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 19': Hand ball by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
    • 20': Offside, Ukraine. Vladyslav Vanat is caught offside.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
    • 25': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Belgium).
    • 25': Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
    • 25': Oleksii Hutsuliak (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
    • 29': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
    • 31': Offside, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
    • 32': Offside, Belgium. Thomas Meunier is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
    • 35': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
    • 36': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
    • 38': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Belgium).
    • 38': Yehor Yarmoliuk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine).
    • 39': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Oleksandr Svatok (Ukraine).
    • 43': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 44': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andrii Lunin.
    • 45': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Trossard following a corner.
    • 45'+2': Hand ball by Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine).
    • 45'+2': Oleksii Hutsuliak (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Belgium 0, Ukraine 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Belgium 0, Ukraine 0.
    • 46': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
    • 46': Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Oleksii Hutsuliak.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hans Vanaken following a corner.
    • 48': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
    • 48': Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
    • 56': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine).
    • 56': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a set piece situation.
    • 58': Foul by Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine).
    • 58': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 62': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mykola Matviienko.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko with a cross.
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 69': Substitution, Ukraine. Artem Dovbyk replaces Vladyslav Vanat.
    • 69': Substitution, Ukraine. Viktor Tsygankov replaces Heorhii Sudakov.
    • 69': Substitution, Ukraine. Bohdan Mykhailichenko replaces Vitalii Mykolenko because of an injury.
    • 69': Substitution, Belgium. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Thomas Meunier.
    • 69': Substitution, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Leandro Trossard.
    • 70': Goal! Belgium 1, Ukraine 0. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross.
    • 74': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andrii Lunin.
    • 75': Goal! Belgium 2, Ukraine 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bohdan Mykhailichenko with a cross.
    • 77': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Matz Sels.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
    • 80': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
    • 82': Delay in match (Belgium).
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
    • 86': Goal! Belgium 3, Ukraine 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hans Vanaken with a through ball.
    • 89': Substitution, Ukraine. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Oleksandr Svatok.
    • 89': Substitution, Ukraine. Andrii Yarmolenko replaces Oleksii Hutsuliak.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Mykola Matviienko (Ukraine) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high.
    • 90': Substitution, Belgium. Bryan Heynen replaces Nicolas Raskin.
    • 90': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Foul by Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Ukraine).
    • 90'+1': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andrii Yarmolenko.
    • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Mykola Matviienko (Ukraine).
    • 90'+3': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
    • 90'+4': Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Hans Vanaken (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Belgium 3, Ukraine 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Belgium 3, Ukraine 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 10
    4 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 10
    3 Saves 1
    30.5 Possession 69.5
    6 SHOTS 19
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    171 Accurate Passes 494
    257 Passes 571
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    6 Crosses 33
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    63 Long Balls 33
    25 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 6
    13 Effective Tackles 3
    19 Tackles 9
    0.7 Tackle % 0.3
    11 Interceptions 6
    44 Effective Clearances 21
    44 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Cegeka Arena
    Location: Genk, Belgium
    Attendance: 19,446

    Line-Ups

    BEL Belgium (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Matz Sels (GK)
    2 Zeno Debast
    4 Wout Faes
    21 Timothy Castagne
    15 Thomas Meunier
    6 Nicolas Raskin Yellow Card
    20 Hans Vanaken
    7 Kevin De Bruyne
    10 Romelu Lukaku
    22 Jérémy Doku
    11 Leandro Trossard
    Belgium Substitutes:
    Charles De Ketelaere, Maarten Vandevoordt, Brandon Mechele, Thibaut Courtois, Jorthy Mokio, Koni De Winter, Loïs Openda, Bryan Heynen, Maxim De Cuyper, Michy Batshuayi, Alexis Saelemaekers, Dodi Lukebakio.

    UKR Ukraine (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Andriy Lunin (GK)
    4 Oleksandr Svatok
    22 Mykola Matviyenko
    13 Illia Zabarnyi Yellow Card
    18 Yehor Yarmoliuk
    6 Ivan Kalyuzhnyi
    16 Vitaliy Mykolenko
    17 Oleksandr Zinchenko Yellow Card
    21 Vladyslav Vanat Yellow Card
    8 Georgiy Sudakov
    19 Oleksii Hutsulyak Yellow Card
    Ukraine Substitutes:
    Anatoliy Trubin, Dmytro Riznyk, Viktor Tsygankov, Vitaliy Buyalskiy, Artem Dovbyk, Andriy Yarmolenko, Yehor Nazaryna, Valeriy Bondar, Mykola Shaparenko, Oleksandr Nazarenko, Bogdan Mykhaylichenko, Roman Yaremchuk.

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