Germany and Belgium faced off in a 2023 international friendly held in Germany. Belgium took close control from the jump and was able to get on the board in the sixth minute after Yannick Carrasco struck the high center of the goal. Three minutes later, Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku put up goal number two after another strike to the center of the goal. Just before halftime, Germany found their first after Niclas Füllkrug converted the penalty. In the 78th minute, Kevin De Bruyne fired in Belgium’s third and final goal. Germany was able to secure their second in the 87th after a wonderful finish by Serge Gnabry, however Belgium would remain victorious for a 3-2 finish.
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and they've certainly made an impressive start in that regard with their encounters earlier in the week
well friendly or not it is a crash that will certainly draw the attention
Germany and Belgium. Germany lost Kai Havertz of Chelsea to a fever and Borussia Dortmund's
Nico Schlotterbeck to a thry problem since Saturday. Well after a superb qualifying
display in Sweden full of attacking brio Domenico Tedesco has changed
so just 40 miles or so from their border Belgium begin this able to shrug Mangala off
and find Ganabry he'll go alone certainly Werner was keen to be fed inside them but maybe move it
more quickly they certainly have here De Bruyne finding Carrasco real opportunity Yannick Carrasco
superb start for Belgium with all the ingredients with barely six minutes on the clock Lukaku's layoff
beautiful first touch and then the ball made to measure here for Carrasco had plenty to do inside
Wolff who kept his head and Germany were absolutely wide open and punished to the full Carrasco far
from Carrasco and feeding full group the man with the golden touch did well and finds De Bruyne
and Lukaku's in can he make it two never a doubt never a doubt that's the question over offside
but he's played on on the far side and he was merciless David Raum was playing Lukaku on
absolutely no question about it and a hat-trick in Solnath earlier in the week his first tonight
and an extraordinary 72 in the colors of his one full crew there blocked by Lukaku but by what an
arm it's a penalty and it's a real break for Germany of the law there can be no argument a
goal-bound header an arm in the way here and full Kruger was denied the chance from the spot by
determined Kai Havertz who promptly missed against Peru gets his chance from the spot now
and Fulcrug scores consummately and Germany right back in the game always rely Nicholas Fulcrug
corners personified occasion of his sixth international gap he scores his sixth
international goal and suddenly the picture is very different Lukaku can he get away
well there was certainly venom in the strike over the top here for Marius Wolf
Werner's in there Gnabry's in there oh and that was a presentable chance Werner thought he would
have had a better one well back to front and it proved very effective Wolf's delivery good
round's delivery is useful and Fulcrug heads in front of him oh and Werner could be in here for
Germany real opportunity the cheers will stick in the throat and with good reason just strayed
that fraction early was there first now his Werner round uses him by not using him and fast in the
and this time it was a good steal by Ginter this is Kimmich
Chan Kimmich room to take aim and take aim he does almost through to Fulcrug but timely
interception the Ketelara Trossar this is promising oh and beautifully stuck home by
should seal initially the Ketelara finding Trossar and a superb first time finish
with nominally as weak a foot if there is such a thing and Germany have had so much
possession in this second half without really finding that cutting edge while Belgium once again
superb run it's a wonderful run absolutely brilliant and it deserved better at the last
it's just a fabulous mesmeric run and he just couldn't provide the last bit see it
the kiss would be useful with a toe poke by Berisha for Schade score shades over till it's over
winning Schade and Berisha both respectively winning their second cap for their country
tonight beneficiary of their good work Serge Gnabry so agonizingly close a moment ago
it gives Germany hope once again and celebrate despite some anxiety at the end
a first win over Germany since 1954 Hansi Flick will take some solace in the way
they reacted in the second half and they threatened to undo all the great work
that Domenico Tedesco's team had done