Belgium continue with the same intensity and possession as in the first half but apart from that chance with Vanaken, they still find it hard to get through and penetrate the solid Ukrainian defense. We’ll see if Rudi Garcia looks for a change from the substitutes’ bench.
Incredible chance for Belgium. Doku did very well inside the box, winning the duel with Zinchenko and releasing a pass to Vanaken, who first shot but the ball went straight to Lunin’s body. Ukraine were saved.
Belgium’s first goal of the second half. From a Belgium corner kick, the Ukraine defense can’t clear the ball well, so the ball was left to Castagne inside the box and when he shot, the ball ended up going over the top.
The second half of this match begins. Let’s see if Belgium manages to turn the aggregate score around and generate some dangerous chances that they have not yet had so far. On the other hand, we will see if Ukraine can hold on to the draw and win the promotion.
The first half ends with a 0-0 scoreline. Despite Belgium’s great possession in the game, the home team has not managed to generate great arrivals against a good Ukrainian defense that is well tucked in behind. Let’s see what the second half has in store.
The fourth caution of the match goes to Hutsuliak for Ukraine. The player ended up being cautioned for not allowing a foul in favor of Belgium. He is the fourth cautioned and the third in his team after Zabarnyi and Zinchenko who was cautioned in the 30th minute of the match.
The fourth official decides that three more minutes will be played in the match. We’ll see if in this time Belgium finds a goal that gets them much more in the match or if Ukraine manages to hold on for a draw in these final minutes of the first half.
Dangerous foul in favor of Belgium. Svakot grabbed Lukaku making him fall on Ukraine’s left flank, the referee whistled a foul in favor of Belgium. The free kick was taken by De Bruyne who shot straight at goal but Lunin manages to clear the ball.
Still no direct shots on goal from both teams. Belgium is still the team with a large amount of possession on the pitch but still unable to find the spaces that would allow them to have a clear goal.
From the corner kick, De Bruyne takes it to the near post where, Vanat, trying to reject, heads the ball but it ends up going straight into the goal where Lunin, manages to clear the ball that was going into his own goal.
Belgium keep trying but still can’t get direct shots at Ukraine’s goal. On this occasion, Doku tried with a dribble and getting into a shooting position, releasing a shot that ended up being cleared by Zabarnyi.
Belgium are looking uncomfortable in this part of the match, with Ukraine managing to keep the ball away from their goal for a while. The Belgians are still a bit desperate, although Vanaken’s one shot went wide, but the Belgians look anxious.
Ukraine manages to reach Belgium’s goal with danger. Again, with quick transitions from defense to attack, Ukraine manages to get into Belgium’s half and with Zinchenko arriving in the mid-distance zone, he releases a left-footed shot that passes very close to the goal guarded by Sels.
A great chance for Belgium from Kevin De Bruyne. De Bruyne receives the ball on the edge of the box and holding the ball with his body, manages to release a great right-footed shot into the left corner of the goalkeeper Lunin. The ball ended up going just over.
Ukraine manages to regain some control of the ball which gives them some breathing space in the match. When the Ukrainian team goes on the counterattack, they find a lot of space but they attack with very few players so they don’t get further in those transitions.
Belgium continues to play with intensity in the Ukrainian territory. Great build-up between Doku and De Bruyne, where Doku faces up and gives the ball to De Bruyne inside the box who, by the time he tries to do anything in front of Lunin, the keeper has already made a good save.
The second caution of the match goes to Zabarnyi for Ukraine. The player slipped when he had the ball in his possession and as De Bruyne went for the ball, Zabarnyi fouled him. He gives a dangerous free kick in favor of Belgium.
Belgium continue to show great intensity with even Meunier, the team’s full-back, getting into the box to get into the end zone. The home team is playing very well in Ukraine’s half, while the Ukrainians are still very much in the back.
The first caution of the match is given to Raskin for Belgium. The player held Yarmoliuk in the middle of the field and made him fall to the ground. All of Belgium was claiming a foul in the box and that’s why the player wanted the play to stop quickly.
Belgium starts by wanting to have total control of Ukraine’s area of the pitch, looking for space and intensity to quickly break the deadlock. On the other hand, Ukraine is well back looking to close the spaces.
The match between Belgium and Ukraine kicks off at the Cegeka Arena. We will see if Belgium manages to turn the result of the first leg or if Ukraine manages to keep the good advantage obtained at home. We expect to see a great duel with a lot of intensity.
Both teams are ready to start this second leg of the Nations League Relegation Playoffs.
Led by the refereeing team, the players of Belgium and Ukraine take the field at the Cegeka Arena stadium.
This great duel between these two teams is about to begin.
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As we already know, in the first leg played at the Enrique Roca stadium, Ukraine defeated Belgium with a score of 3-1. The first goal of the match was scored by Belgium with a goal by Lukaku at minute 40. The equalizer came in the second half with a goal by Hutsuliak at 66′, then Vanat at 73′ and Zabarnyi at minute 78.
In the first leg, Serhiy Rebrov formed with a 4-1-4-1 as follows: Lunin under posts; Konoplia, Zabarnyi, Matviienko and Mykolenko in the defensive zone; Kaliuzhnyi in the defensive pivot; Tsygankov, Zinchenko, Shaparenko and Sudakov in the attacking midfield; Yaremchuk as the team’s nine.
In the first leg match, Rudi Garcia formed with a 4-2-3-1 as follows: Courtois in goal; Meunier, De Winter, Mechele and De Cuyper in the defensive zone; Debast and Tielemans in midfield; De Ketelaere, De Bruyne and Trossard in the attacking zone; Lukaku as the top striker.
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Belgium and Ukraine have faced each other in the Relegation Nations League and for the European Championship in which they have only met in two games with a victory for Ukraine and a draw, with three goals in favor of Ukraine and only one for Belgium. Few games in which these two teams have directly faced each other.
Oleksandr Zinchenko, versatile Arsenal player is one of the referents of this team, being a leader for the other players in the absence of players like Dovbyk and Mudrik, Zinchenko has assumed a more leading role in this team, even handing out an assist in the previous game.
The player, in the senior national team, has played 71 games in which he has converted 10 times and assisted 7 times.
Romelu Lukaku, Napoli’s 31-year-old center forward, is definitely one of the goalscoring cards for the Belgian national team for this second leg. In the previous game, Lukaku was the player who opened the scoring with a strong header to put his team ahead, so it is also expected that in this game, the striker will contribute with more goals.
He is the current all-time leading scorer for the national team with 86 in 121 games.
The Ukrainian national soccer team showed a great game in the first leg against the Belgian national soccer team, managing to take a two-goal lead winning by a score of 3-1. The team showed a very good attacking game generating many more arrivals than Belgium where when they could not score, they had in front of a goalkeeper like Courtois who prevented a more bulky score in their favor.
The Belgian national soccer team seeks to reverse the bad result achieved in the first leg of these Playoffs against Ukraine, showing a rather poor game and leaving more doubts than anything else. Despite having stars of the caliber of Kevin De Bruyne, Lukaku and Courtois, the team coached by Rudi Garcia could not respond with a good game and ended up leaving with a defeat that, although hard, a comeback at home is possible.
That first leg, in which Ukraine was the home team, ended 3-1 in favor of the Ukrainians.
Welcome to the Belgium vs Ukraine live stream. My name is Julian Ramirez and I will be joining you for this UEFA Nations League Relegation Playoffs match. We will bring you the analysis and the minute-by-minute of the match that will take place at the Cegeka Arena stadium at 3:45 PM (ET).