Belgium vs Burkina Faso 2022 International Friendly
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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