Belgium This Friday, they secured a place at the next Euro Cup in 2024 in Germany by beating Austria in a tight 2-3 in Vienna, thanks to a double from the player of Seville Lukebakiowho scored his first two goals for the Belgian team today.
The match, played in the stadium Ernst Happelwas marked by the absence of the main stars of both teams, such as the Austrians praise and Arnautovicand the Belgians De Bruyne, Trossard and Courtois.
The locals came out with energy and desire to get ahead on the scoreboard, with several scoring opportunities, although they ended up conceding the first goal in the 12th minute after a counterattack by Belgium.
The visitors took advantage of the first scoring opportunity after a quick attack by lukebakiowho got past the defender thanks to his speed Lienhart and scored a goal with his left foot.
The locals continued the pace at the start of the match, with many scoring chances in the rest of the first half, most notably a left-footed shot by Sarakaria, which was saved at extremis by Sels.
The second half started as the first ended, but the Belgians once again led the scoreboard, again through the middle lukebakio.
The forward scored after a shot was deflected by two Austrian defenders, leaving their goalkeeper Schlager without the possibility of a shortcut.
Just three minutes later, Lukaku He scored the third goal of the game after a counterattack, with a more than lacking defense, which made Alaba’s absence very noticeable today.
Both the public and the visitors thought at that moment that everything was clear, but the locals did not give up and managed to shorten the distance purposefully from the capital. lymer in the 73rd minute. In the 84th minute, Sabitzer He managed to convert a penalty called by the referee after a handball from Theate.
In the final minutes of the match the Austrians increased their pressure and came close to tying the match, but the Belgian defense held until the end of the match.
With this success, Belgium They are guaranteed to participate in the next Euro Cup, while the Austrians will have to wait for the next match against Azerbaijan on Monday to secure their place with victory.
Source: La Verdad
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