Belgium vs Burkina Faso 2022 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 Commentary

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': Goal! Belgium 2, Burkina Faso 0. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
32': Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Belgium. Leander Dendoncker replaces Jason Denayer.
45': Second Half begins Belgium 2, Burkina Faso 0.
53': Substitution, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
53': Substitution, Belgium. Yari Verschaeren replaces Adnan Januzaj.
59': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Cédric Badolo replaces Cyrille Bayala.
59': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Stephane Aziz Ki replaces Gustavo Sangaré.
69': Substitution, Belgium. Christian Benteke replaces Michy Batshuayi.
72': Adama Guira (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.
78': Substitution, Belgium. Orel Mangala replaces Hans Vanaken.
78': Substitution, Belgium. Divock Origi replaces Leandro Trossard.
79': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Joffrey Bazié replaces Steeve Yago.
79': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Abou Ouattara replaces Bertrand Traoré.
83': Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Nasser Djiga replaces Issoufou Dayo because of an injury.
89': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Abdel Rachid Noufou Zagré replaces Dango Ouattara.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 15,000

Statistics

BKA		BEL
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

Line-Ups

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

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.

Burkina Faso (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Hervé Koffi (GK)
12	Edmond Tapsoba
14	Issoufou Dayo
13	Abdoul Guiebre
25	Steeve Yago
20	Gustavo Sangaré
22	Blati Touré
24	Adama Guira
28	Dango Ouattara
21	Cyrille Bayala
10	Bertrand Traoré

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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