After the 1-4 conceded against the Netherlands in the debut of the Nations League, Belgium had to react against Polandwhich he won with a landslide despite the fact that Robert Lewandowski managed to overtake to the Polish painting. The Bayern striker, wanted by FC Barcelona, put the team led by Robert Martínez on the ropes by putting Poland ahead in the first half. Nevertheless the ‘red devils’ were not surprised and they ended up overwhelming to secure their first victory in the Nations.
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Hazard’s failure
He started the match for Belgium, more incisive and with a great chance in the first moments. Batshuayi finished off against the post and Hazardheadline yesterday, he did not know how to hole the rejection when the goal was sung.
Everything seemed to go wrong when Lewandowski put Poland ahead with a ‘killer’ target. The striker controlled inside the area and finished off quickly to overcome the exit of Mignolet, substitute for the absent Courtois (28′).
Axel Witsel was going to come to the rescue of Belgium before the break, when he leveled the game with a right foot into the net (42′).
De Bruyne and Trossard double
With the tie, Belgium had more peace of mind to display their football and put the direct towards victory. Hazard y Dendoncker they ran into goalkeeper Dragowski before Kevin De Bruyne finished off a quick move by the ‘red devils’ after stealing the ball (59′).
The Lewandowski substitution ten minutes later, with the score 2-1, he staged the white flag for Poland in the match, although before the end Trossardwith a doublet (73′ y 80′), Dendoncker (84′) and Openda (93′) were going to place the definitive 6-1.
Belgium: Mignolet; Dendoncker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen; Castagne (T. Hazard, 84′), Tielemans, Witsel (Faes, 84′), Carrasco; De Bruyne (De Ketelaere, 75′), Batshuayi (Openda, 84′) y E. Hazard (Trossard, 66′)
Poland: Dragowski; Gummy, Glik, Bednarek, Puchacz (Bereszynski, 46 ‘); Zurkowski, Krychowiak (Szymanski, 46 ‘); Kaminski (Zalewski, 81 ‘), Zielinski, Szymanski (Cash, 66’); y Lewandowski (Buksa, 69 ‘)
Goals: 0-1, Lewandowski (28′); 1-1, Witsel (42′); 2-1, De Bruyne (59′); 3-1, Trossard (73′); 4-1, Trossard (80′); 5-1, Dendoncker (83′); 6-1, Openda (93′)
Referee: Ivan Kruzliak (Slovakia). Booked Krychowiak (14′), Witsel (36′)
Spectators: 50,000 at King Baudouin
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