Post by mesi10 on Jan 10, 2024 23:47:21 GMT -5
A goal from Dries Mertens and a double from Romelu Lukaku, celebrated in the second half, gave Belgium a debut with a 3-0 win in the World Cup in Russia over a Panama team that played this Monday for the first time in a World Cup. World, showed drive and fight, but paid dearly for the right to ground.
Panama arrived at the Sochi stadium field with equipment to withstand the inclemency of a hurricane and after 35 minutes it became so confident that it put away its raincoats and ventured to visit Thibaut Courtois's grounds on a sunny afternoon.
The end of the first half came with joy for the Central Americans, as they had managed to tie up a team that has presented its candidacy for the title.
With no goals on the board, the Panamanians Binance App Users Data felt comfortable at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, but they did not have one of those goals that the stars pull out of the hat to the astonishment of the public.
At 47 minutes, Mertens caught a rebound ball and without letting it fall nestled it in the right corner of Jaime Penedo, until then the figure of the game for having stopped the agile players of Spanish coach Roberto Martínez on at least three occasions.
Total lack of control in Bolillo Gómez's team, yellow cards rained down on the heads of three players and Panama opened its lines.
In just six minutes, from 69 to 75, Lukaku was in charge of sealing a win. In the first action Hazard left the area to give the ball to De Bruyne, who entered the same way and with a three-finger pass put the ball on Lukaku's head.
The point guard came with a combination from the bottom. Hazard, with space, was once again the man of the slalom, so he went as far as leaving Lukaku at ease to leave Penedo with no option. A team that played without complexes but with limitations had collapsed.
Dries Mertens turned out to be the Red Devils' escape valve. Without much clarity, Roberto Martínez's men managed to land at La Roja's door and of all the skirmishes, the one who got the best dividends in the first half was Penedo.
He saved Carrasco from a shot that came from the left, Mertens had a shot over the crossbar and Hazard left him empty-handed.
De Bruyne tried the middle distance, changed positions with Hazard, but the Chelsea star did not have a pleasant afternoon with the relentless marking of Michael Murillo.
Panama arrived at the Sochi stadium field with equipment to withstand the inclemency of a hurricane and after 35 minutes it became so confident that it put away its raincoats and ventured to visit Thibaut Courtois's grounds on a sunny afternoon.
The end of the first half came with joy for the Central Americans, as they had managed to tie up a team that has presented its candidacy for the title.
With no goals on the board, the Panamanians Binance App Users Data felt comfortable at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, but they did not have one of those goals that the stars pull out of the hat to the astonishment of the public.
At 47 minutes, Mertens caught a rebound ball and without letting it fall nestled it in the right corner of Jaime Penedo, until then the figure of the game for having stopped the agile players of Spanish coach Roberto Martínez on at least three occasions.
Total lack of control in Bolillo Gómez's team, yellow cards rained down on the heads of three players and Panama opened its lines.
In just six minutes, from 69 to 75, Lukaku was in charge of sealing a win. In the first action Hazard left the area to give the ball to De Bruyne, who entered the same way and with a three-finger pass put the ball on Lukaku's head.
The point guard came with a combination from the bottom. Hazard, with space, was once again the man of the slalom, so he went as far as leaving Lukaku at ease to leave Penedo with no option. A team that played without complexes but with limitations had collapsed.
Dries Mertens turned out to be the Red Devils' escape valve. Without much clarity, Roberto Martínez's men managed to land at La Roja's door and of all the skirmishes, the one who got the best dividends in the first half was Penedo.
He saved Carrasco from a shot that came from the left, Mertens had a shot over the crossbar and Hazard left him empty-handed.
De Bruyne tried the middle distance, changed positions with Hazard, but the Chelsea star did not have a pleasant afternoon with the relentless marking of Michael Murillo.