Belgium beat Romania 2-0 in the second round of Euro 2024, leaving all teams in Group E with three points. At the Cologne Stadium in Cologne, the Red Devils of Europe will face off against the Zombies in the second match of Football Euro 2024 Group E.
Just over a minute into the game.
Belgium took a 1-0 lead when Jeremy Doku crossed the ball to Romelu Lukaku. Who tapped it back to Yuri Tielemans, who swung it past Florin Nitsa with his right foot and into the net.
Romania tried to get back. In the 5th minute. They had a chance from a short corner kick. Marius Marin crossed the ball for Radu Dragusin to head hard. But Ken Casteels swatted the ball over the bar.UFABET
In the 13th minute, Belgium had another chance. Jeremy Doku passed to Romelu Lukaku who took advantage of his size to push the supporting players and turned to shoot, but Nicolaus Bangku blocked it behind.
In the 18th minute, the Red Devils of Europe played the game to Kevin De Bruyne, who passed to the right. Dodi Lukebakio broke inside and shot with his left foot, but this time it did not get past Florin Nytsa, who blocked it behind.
In the 31st minute, Belgium came back to attack. Dodi Lukebakio passed the ball to Jeremy Doku who dragged it into the penalty area on the left before deciding to shoot from a tight angle but it was saved by Florin Nitsa.
In the second half.
Romania immediately attacked. Dennis Man hit the ball straight at Ken Casteels, while Valentin Mihaila unfortunately shot over the bar. In the 52nd minute, Belgium responded with Kevin De Bruyne’s right-footed shot just wide of the far post.
Then in the 63rd minute, Kevin De Bruyne passed to Romelu Lukaku who broke away and shot with his left foot into the near post. But the celebrations of the players and fans were cut short when VAR declared it offside, making the score still 1-0.
The game was open and exciting. In the 68th minute, Romanian forward Dennis Man cut into the penalty area before shooting with his right foot. But it was saved by Ken Casteels.
However, in the 80th minute, the score increased to 2-0. Ken Casteels made a long pass that missed everyone. Before Kevin De Bruyne ran to his marker and shot past the goalkeeper into the net.
The match ended with Belgium defeating Romania 2-0. Leaving all teams in the group with 3 points and having to compete for a place in the last 16 in the final match. Where Belgium will face Ukraine and Romania will face Slovakia on June 26.