Germany vs Belgium 2023 International Friendly
Lukaku, De Bruyne lead Belgium past Germany for first time since 1954
Visitors Belgium battled to a 3-2 win over Germany in a friendly on Tuesday to make it two wins from two matches in the past four days.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Goal! Germany 0, Belgium 1. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 9': Goal! Germany 0, Belgium 2. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
- 32': Substitution, Germany. Emre Can replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 32': Substitution, Germany. Felix Nmecha replaces Leon Goretzka because of an injury.
- 37': Amadou Onana (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 44': Goal! Germany 1, Belgium 2. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Germany 1, Belgium 2.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Jan Vertonghen.
- 49': Felix Nmecha (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 58': Substitution, Belgium. Johan Bakayoko replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
- 68': Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 68': Substitution, Germany. Christian Günter replaces David Raum.
- 78': Goal! Germany 1, Belgium 3. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 80': Substitution, Belgium. Roméo Lavia replaces Orel Mangala.
- 80': Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 80': Substitution, Germany. Josha Vagnoman replaces Marius Wolf.
- 80': Substitution, Germany. Mërgim Berisha replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
- 80': Substitution, Germany. Kevin Schade replaces Timo Werner.
- 87': Goal! Germany 2, Belgium 3. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Schade.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Germany 2, Belgium 3.
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 42,910
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 42,910
Statistics
 BEL |
GER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 46.2 | Possession | 53.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 392 | Accurate Passes | 444 |
| 455 | Passes | 516 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 12 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 30 | Clearances | 5 |
Germany (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 5 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 4 | Matthias Ginter |
| 3 | David Raum |
| 17 | Marius Wolf |
| 8 | Leon Goretzka |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 18 | Florian Wirtz |
| 10 | Serge Gnabry |
| 11 | Timo Werner |
| 9 | Niclas Füllkrug |
Belgium (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 4 | Wout Faes |
| 3 | Arthur Theate |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 8 | Orel Mangala |
| 6 | Amadou Onana  |
| 10 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 11 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 16 | Dodi Lukébakio |
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