Belgium, beaten by Slovakia in the opening round, returned to the race for the round of 16 of the Euro by beating Romania 2-0 on Saturday in Cologne.
Published on: 06/22/2024 – 11:00 p.m.
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Belgium, beaten by Slovakia in the opening round, returned to the race for the round of 16 of the Euro by beating Romania 2-0 on Saturday in Cologne.
The day after Ukraine’s success against Slovakia (2-1), Belgium erased the very bad impression of its first match lost against the Slovaks (1-0).
It only took him two minutes to take the lead against Romania thanks to Youri Tielemans 2nd), perfectly served by Romelu Lukaku.
The striker, loaned this season to AS Rome, thought he doubled the lead for the “Red Devils” on the hour mark but his goal, full of power and opportunism on a bright opening from Kevin De Bruyne in the middle was canceled by VAR.
De Bruyne secured his team’s victory in the 78th minute by taking advantage of a long clearance from his goalkeeper Koen Casteels and a marking error.
They join the three other teams in Group E on points (3) and will face Ukraine in the final match.
With AFP
