BELGIUM saw off Croatia to record another victory ahead of the big kick-off.
- Belgium XI: Cortois, Alderweireld, Denayer, Vertonghen, Castagne, Tielemans, Dendoncker, Chadli, Mertens, Carrasco, Lukaku.
- Croatia XI: Livakovic, Barisic, Celeta-Car, Vida, Vrsaljko, Kovacic, Brozovic, Modric, Rebic, Perisic, Petkovic.
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Belgium end their Euro 2020 warm-up games with a win, now it’s time for the actual tournament.
And the Red Devils will be one of the favourites to go all the way and win.
As for Croatia, they got through the games without picking up any injuries – now they need to beat England to get off to the perfect start.
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Lukaku scored his 60th goal for Belgium at senior level!
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FT: BELGIUM 1-0 CROATIA
A rather passive second half of football with lots of substitutions as expected.
Lukaku went close for Belgium towards the end, but he was brilliantly denied by Livakovic.
And Brekalo went close for the visitors right at the end, but Courtois was equal to the shot.
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BELGIUM 1-0 CROATIA
90+1. SAVE!
Orsic races away down the left-hand side, gets to the byline and cuts the ball back towards the edge of the penalty area.
Brekalo closes the ball down and connects with the ball well, sending a powerful shot towards goal – but Courtois saves!
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90. The fourth official holds his board up and there will be two additional minutes added on.
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87. CHANCE!
Vanaken gets to the byline and hangs a wonderful cross up at the far post.
Lukaku gets up well to meet the cross and sends a powerful header towards goal, but Livakovic somehow saves!
The goal-scorer tries to tap home the rebound, but the goalkeeper pounces on the loose ball.
So, so close to a second!
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85. Doku does well to exploit some space down the right flank and deliver a low cross into the penalty area.
But his cross takes a slight deflection off Caleta-Car and Vida mops up for Croatia.
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83. Brozovic is teed up on the edge of Belgium’s penalty area, but he snatches at the shot and sends the ball sailing comfortably over the crossbar.
Really, really poor showing in front of goal by the visitors.
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81. DOUBLE SUBSTITUTION!
Doku – rising star – is coming on for Atletico Madrid’s Carrasco, and Hazard is on for Dendoncker.
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80. SUBSTITUTION!
Orsic is on for Perisic.
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79. Carrasco delivers a good free-kick towards the far post and Vermaelen does well to get up at the back post and head the ball across the face of goal.
But Croatia do well to get to the second ball and thump the danger clear.
It looks like Orsic is coming on for the visitors too.
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77. It’s been an incredibly slow second half of football and it’s not at all surprising.
Neither side want to go all out and possibly risk injuries which would be disastrous before the tournament.
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75. Some intricate play down the left-hand side releases Carrasco.
And the winger manages to get to the byline and cut the ball back towards the edge of the box.
But Caleta-Car gets to the ball first and the danger is swept clear.
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73. Hazard is greeted by Vrsaljko and the Atletico Madrid right-back clatters into him.
A nice warm welcome to the match!
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71. Tielemans concedes a free-kick in a promising position inside Croatia’s half, bringing down Brozovic.
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69. SUBSTITUTION!
Brekalo replaces Petkovic in attack, Croatia are experimenting with their front line.
And for Belgium, Thorgan Hazard comes on for Chadli.
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67. SUBSTITUTION!
Mertens’ relatively quiet night comes to an end and he is replaced by Vanaken.
It looks like Thorgan Hazard will be introduced shortly too. No sign of Eden Hazard, though.
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66. Chadli tries to play his way out of trouble close to the touchline but he runs the ball out of play.
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64. There’s no real flow in the second half and it looks like there will be more substitutions shortly.
Belgium are preparing one or two changes.
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62. Croatia are keeping hold of the ball well, but they’re failing to land a glove on Belgium.
They’re struggling to create goal-scoring opportunities for Petkovic.
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60. TRIPLE SUBSTITUTION!
Croatia make a triple substitution with Kovacic, Modric and Rebic coming off for Kramaric, Pasalic and Vlasic.
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59. Lukaku shrugs off the challenge of Vida and races clear of Perisic in the midfield.
The goal scorer then lays the ball wide to Atletico’s Carrasco.
Carrasco tries to play a delicate pass back into Lukaku but Livakovic gathers.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
