Good evening and welcome to Eurosport’s LIVE coverage of Belgium’s clash with Russia in Group I. These are the top two seeds in the group, so it’s a cracking game to start their qualification campaigns. Team news is on the way.
Euro Qualifying / Matchday 1
Koning Boudewijnstadion / 21.03.2019
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- Y. Tielemans(14')
- E. Hazard(45' PEN, 88')
- D. Cheryshev(16')
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Updated 21/03/2019 at 21:39 GMT
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- Highlights
90+3'
FT: Belgium 3-1 Russia. The Red Devils start the campaign with a win thanks mainly to E. Hazard. Russia played well but just lacked quality in the final third - something the Chelsea man had in abundance.
90'
RED CARD! Golovin is off after kicking back at Mertens. That could cost Russia going forward and the referee did well to spot it. Not sure if it was a straight red or a second booking though.
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Red card
A. Manucci
Cittadella
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90'
Mertens is booked for a petulant kick on Golovin.
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Yellow card
D. Mertens
Belgium
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On target1
Yellow Cards1
Fouls1
Fouls against1
88'
GOAL! Belgium 3-1 Russia. Castagne crosses for Batshuayi, who gets the ball stuck under his feet but eventually works it Hazard, who tucks home for his second goal of the game. That's the three points secured for Belgium.
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Goal
E. Hazard
Belgium
Goals2
On target2
Blocked Shots2
Fouls against5
87'
Chadli nutmegs Nababkin to burst into the box but then fouls Fernandes.
84'
Russia sned a cross into the box but it's cleared. They could have done more of that when Dzyuba was still on the pitch.
83'
T. Hazard is replaced by Chadli in Belgium's first change.
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On
N. Chadli
Belgium
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Off
T. Hazard
Belgium
Blocked Shots1
Fouls1
Corners1
79'
The Hazard brothers link-up down the left and the younger of the two crosses for Batshuayi, who crashes a shot off the post.
77'
Smolov is on for Dzubya, who hasn't seen much of the ball.
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On
F. Smolov
Russia
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Off
A. Dzyuba
Russia
Fouls1
Wide1
Offsides1
76'
Mertens and then, inadvertently, Batshuayi look to have put Castagne through on goal but the flag is up.
74'
Tielemens, the first man, heads the corner away and Courtois then claims the follow-up cross.
74'
Golovin and Fernandes combine to win a corner.
71'
Belgium's corners have been very ineffective tonight and Russia clear another.
68'
Chalov wastes a good position by sending a cross straight out of play.
64'
Chalov comes on for his debut, replacing Russia's scorer Cheryshev.
63'
More Belgian pressure but they can't test the goalie.
61'
Guilherme does well to prevent a corner after a loose header from fellow Brazil-born man Fernandes.
60'
The game feels more stretched in the last few minutes, with neither side able to keep the ball for long but both moving it quickly.
57'
After much delay, Golovin misses the target by some distance.