In the Europa League group stage on June 23 at 3:00 a.m. Beijing time
Group E
In the 2nd round.
Belgium
The team won 2-0 against
Romania
team for a crucial victory. The game was sealed for Belgium by Thielemans' long-range shot and De Bruyne's solo goal.
Only 2 minutes into the match, Belgium made a dream start. Lukaku made a clever move in the penalty area, and Thielemans followed up with a shot, giving Belgium a 1-0 lead. Subsequently, the two sides exchanged offense and defense, but both failed to break the goal again. At the end of the first half, Belgium maintained a 1-0 lead.
The second half resumed with Belgium continuing their attack. In the 46th minute, Dennis Mann's long-distance shot was easily confiscated by Castells. In the 48th minute, the Romanian team counter-attack opportunity, Mihaila single chance failed to grasp. In the 53rd minute, De Bruyne cut inside the left side of the box and hit the ball wide.
In the 55th minute, De Bruyne attempted another shot from distance, but it was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 63rd minute, Belgium scored another goal, but it was ruled invalid. De Bruyne direct, Lukaku single-handedly face the goalkeeper broke the goal, but the VAR confirmation shows that its offside in the first, the goal is invalid. This is Lukaku's third goal blown off in this year's Euro.
Belgium came close to conceding a goal in the 68th minute. Onana missed a header and Dennis Mann's one-two was deflected by Castells. Belgium extended their lead in the 79th minute. Castells opened the scoring with a big kick and De Bruyne scored a one-two to give Belgium a 2-0 lead.
In the end, Belgium won 2-0 against Romania and achieved a crucial victory. After this game, four teams in Group E are tied with three points after two rounds. Belgium is leading the table for now with this victory, while Romania will need to fight for better results in their next match.
Both sides' starting lineups:
Belgium: 1-Castells, 21-Castagne, 5-Vertonghen, 4-Faas, 24-Amadou Ouane, 3-Tete (77th min. 2-Debastre), 8-Tielemans (72nd min. 18-Orel Mangala), 7-De Bruyne, 22-Doku (72nd min. 11-Carrasco), 14-Lukas Bakio (56th min. 9-Troisade) Saad), 10-Lukaku
Romania: 1 - Nita, 11 - Bancu, 15 - Burca, 3 - Dragusin, 2 - Latiu (90th min. 23 - Sorescu), 13 - Mihaela (68th min. 10 - Iannis Hagi), 21 - Stanciu, 6 - Marius Marin (68th min. 14 - Olaru), 18 - Razvan Marin, 20 - Dennis Mann, 19 - Dragus (81st minute 7-Aliberts).
