The Editorial Staff Saturday 9 September 2023, 2.10pm
BAKU – On the day of the debut of Luciano Spalletti’s Italyalso the Belgium returns to the field towards the European Championships 2024. The Red Devils by Romelu Lukaku challenge Azerbaijan in Baku in the match valid for the qualifying round of group F, which also includes Austria, Estonia e Sweden. Follow the match live.
16:19
60′ – Trossard dangerous
Percussion in the area by Trossard who then shoots centrally. Carrasco missed the header on the rebound, but he was offside.
16:12
53′ – Lukaku stopped
Carrasco sees and serves Lukaku in the area, but the Roma center forward is stopped at the moment of the shot.
16:05
46′ – THE SECOND HALF BEGINS
We start again without changes and with the score 1-0 for Belgium.
15:48
45’+2′ – Lukaku misses the 2-0, but he was offside
Just before the end of the first half Lukaku devours the 2-0 goal: low cross to the center of the area, but Big Rom, pressured by the defender, fails to find impact with the ball from a few steps away. Not bad, he was offside. We go to halftime.
15:38
38′ – GOAL FOR BELGIUM
Lukaku leads the high pressing and Belgium recovers the ball in the offensive zone. Bakayoko’s left foot, Carrasco puts his foot on it and the deflection becomes the winner: 1-0.
15:32
32′ – Azerbaijan comes close to scoring
Beautiful header from Dadashov, a great reflex from goalkeeper Casteels is needed to avoid Azerbaijan’s 1-0.
15:25
25′ – Lukaku from outside, shot deflected
Lukaku finds space just outside the penalty area and chooses the individual solution by exploding the left foot: shot deflected into a corner.
15:22
22′ – Lukaku physical
Balanced match, for now one chance each. Belgium’s plan is clear: the ball on Lukaku, who must keep it, use his body and play from the bank. A couple of times Big Rom even managed to turn around, but he was stopped at the moment.
15:07
7′ – Huge opportunity for Azerbaijan. Then Lukaku inaccurate
Azerbaijan responds immediately and comes close to scoring: the intervention of the Belgian defense on captain Makhmudov’s sure-fire shot is miraculous. On the turnaround in front Lukaku tries the solution from distance, but his right foot is imprecise and ends up high.
15:05
5′ – Lukaku, sponda, palo!
Belgium post: excellent work by Lukaku who receives in the area with his back to the goal, protects and unloads for Trossard, who hits the woodwork.
15:01
1′ – THE MATCH BEGINS
We start, the first ball of the match belongs to Azerbaijan.
14:57
Azerbaijan-Belgium, national anthems
Everything is ready for the kick-off: it’s time for the national anthems.
14:40
Lukaku captain of Belgium
Romelu Lukaku he will take the field as captain of his team Belgium. This week, the striker of Roma he had scored a great goal in training WATCH THE VIDEO
14:15
Azerbaijan-Belgium, the official lineups
AZERBAIJGIAN (5-3-2): Magomedaliyev; Bayramov, Mustafazade, Mammadov, Kryvotsyuk, Jafarguliyev; makhmudov, Diniyev, Isaev; Dadasov, Sheydaev. All. From Biasi
BELGIUM (4-3-3): Castles; Castagne, Faes, Vertonghen, Theate; Tielemans, Onana, Trossard; Bakayoko, Lukaku, Carrasco. All. Tedesco
14:10
Azerbaijan-Belgium, where to see it on TV
It will be possible to see the challenge between Belgium and Azerbaijan on Sky and streaming on Sky Go. Kick-off at 3pm.
Dalga Stadium, Baku
2023-09-09 13:38:00
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