National cup

World Cup 2023

Match date: 23-05-2023 20:00

Match length: 96 Minutes

USA
vs.
Belgium

Match date: 23-05-2023 20:00

Match length: 96 Minutes

USA vs. Belgium: 3-2

USA

 
No Po Pl R
35 1 Gk R. Layton       9.98
4 2 De M. Ascencio       4.28
29 3 De C. Baskin       4.56
3 4 De F. Driver       4.35
2 5 De J. Douglas       2.81
16 6 De F. Parra       2.81
20 7 Mf J. Morrison       5.76
1 8 Mf W. Castillo       6.39
37 9 Mf 71' R. Hathaway       6.25
18 10 St 71' H. Field       5.48
36 11 St 72' S. Mahoney     2 12.77
33 12 Mf 71' S. Thomas       2.64
32 13 Su C. Montes       0.00
10 14 St 72' V. Meza       2.16
8 15 Su Z. Hines       0.00
9 16 St 71' A. Babayants     1 4.24
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Facts US BE
Goals 3 2
Injuries 0 0
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0
Free kicks 0 1
Penalty kicks 0 0
Corners 1 0
Shots on target 13 22
Possession 50% 50%
 
No Po Pl R
33 1 Gk M. Van Gorp       5.26
5 2 De K. Niewens       2.43
23 3 De K. vrolix       2.64
2 4 De D. Toeback       1.59
24 5 De T. Milters       3.55
15 6 De T. Simons       2.71
8 7 Mf J. Ouaddou       4.77
7 8 Mf T. Hermans       5.47
10 9 Mf B. Goolen       6.16
11 10 St 72' J. Roukeloes     1 9.03
13 11 St 72' W. De Hond     1 7.44
20 12 St 72' A. De Jong       1.60
19 13 Su A. Devos       0.00
1 14 Su M. Campens       0.00
4 15 Su W. Baboeuf       0.00
99 16 St 72' K. Debruyne       0.94
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Report

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20)
An unexpectedly hard shot by Wolf De Hond in the 5th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Roberto Layton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shaun Mahoney received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mats Van Gorp came out and tried to block the shot, but Shaun Mahoney slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 10th minute. Roberto Layton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billy Goolen in the 13th minute of the match. Shaun Mahoney sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 16 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Shaun Mahoney came free, but Mats Van Gorp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute Wolf De Hond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Layton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Belgium defense, Shaun Mahoney kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mats Van Gorp. The Belgium fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mats Van Gorp should have stopped the shot. In the 25th minute Jan-Simon Roukeloes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Layton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rex Hathaway fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mats Van Gorp having to interfere. Roberto Layton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Billy Goolen in the 31st minute of play. Marcelo Ascencio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 37 minutes, Mats Van Gorp successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shaun Mahoney in the 41st minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Mats Van Gorp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 45 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Marcelo Ascencio.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wolf De Hond to make the kick off. USA's Roberto Layton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Jan-Simon Roukeloes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roberto Layton was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. In the 56th minute, Wolf De Hond ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roberto Layton was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 63rd minute Thierry Hermans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Layton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, USA's Roberto Layton got control of the ball when Wolf De Hond tried to sneak it across the goal line. USA's Stevie Thomas was substituted for Rex Hathaway. Belgium made a substitution. Kevin Debruyne replaced Wolf De Hond. Belgium made a substitution. Armand De Jong replaced Jan-Simon Roukeloes. In the 75th minute Stevie Thomas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mats Van Gorp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Belgium's Armand De Jong fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Mats Van Gorp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stevie Thomas in the 78th minute of the match. USA's Roberto Layton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice moves Armand De Jong could shoot a difficult shot in the 81st minute, which Roberto Layton however easily saved by the left post. In the 83rd minute Kevin Debruyne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Layton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arin Babayants scored 3-2 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mats Van Gorp, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mats Van Gorp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stevie Thomas in the 86th minute of play. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Stevie Thomas in the 88th minute. The corner led USA's Stevie Thomas to fire away a dangerous shot which Mats Van Gorp despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Roberto Layton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armand De Jong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vern Meza in the 91st minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Mats Van Gorp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Belgium players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for USA.

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USA

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
35  R. Layton
35.  R. Layton (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 15   (73%)
Ta 0
SV 17
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 15 73% 0 17 0
4  M. Ascencio
4.  M. Ascencio (De)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 0
Pa 8   (75%)
Ta 7   (29%)
SV 0
In 7
De 0 1 0 8 75% 7 29% 0 7
29  C. Baskin
29.  C. Baskin (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 12   (83%)
Ta 8   (50%)
SV 0
In 3
De 0 0 0 12 83% 8 50% 0 3
3  F. Driver
3.  F. Driver (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 6   (83%)
Ta 7   (71%)
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 6 83% 7 71% 0 2
2  J. Douglas
2.  J. Douglas (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 2   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 2 100% 0 0 0
16  F. Parra
16.  F. Parra (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 4   (75%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 4 75% 0 0 0
20  J. Morrison
20.  J. Morrison (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 16   (75%)
Ta 8   (25%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 0 0 16 75% 8 25% 0 3
1  W. Castillo
1.  W. Castillo (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 14   (71%)
Ta 4   (50%)
SV 0
In 6
Mf 0 0 0 14 71% 4 50% 0 6
37  R. Hathaway
37.  R. Hathaway (Mf)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 0
Pa 13   (85%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 1
Mf 0 1 0 13 85% 2 50% 0 1
18  H. Field
18.  H. Field (St)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 6   (67%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 1 1 6 67% 1 0% 0 0
36  S. Mahoney
36.  S. Mahoney (St)
G 2
Sh 5
SOT 5
Pa 8   (100%)
Ta 2   (0%)
SV 0
In 2
St 2 5 5 8 100% 2 0% 0 2
33  S. Thomas
33.  S. Thomas (Mf)
G 0
Sh 4
SOT 4
Pa 4   (75%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Mf 0 4 4 4 75% 0 0 0
32  C. Montes
32.  C. Montes (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10  V. Meza
10.  V. Meza (St)
G 0
Sh 2
SOT 2
Pa 3   (67%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 0 2 2 3 67% 0 0 0
8  Z. Hines
8.  Z. Hines (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9  A. Babayants
9.  A. Babayants (St)
G 1
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 2   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 1 1 1 2 100% 0 0 0
  Total
G 3
Sh 15
SOT 13
Pa 113 (79%)
Ta 39 (41%)
SV 17
In 24
Total   3 15 13 113 79% 39 41% 17 24
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions

Belgium

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
33  M. Van Gorp
33.  M. Van Gorp (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (70%)
Ta 0
SV 7
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 10 70% 0 7 0
5  K. Niewens
5.  K. Niewens (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 6   (67%)
Ta 7   (43%)
SV 0
In 4
De 0 0 0 6 67% 7 43% 0 4
23  K. vrolix
23.  K. vrolix (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (60%)
Ta 18   (11%)
SV 0
In 5
De 0 0 0 5 60% 18 11% 0 5
2  D. Toeback
2.  D. Toeback (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 3   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 3 100% 0 0 0
24  T. Milters
24.  T. Milters (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 16   (100%)
Ta 8   (50%)
SV 0
In 4
De 0 0 0 16 100% 8 50% 0 4
15  T. Simons
15.  T. Simons (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 8   (75%)
Ta 6   (50%)
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 8 75% 6 50% 0 0
8  J. Ouaddou
8.  J. Ouaddou (Mf)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 18   (72%)
Ta 3   (67%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 1 1 18 72% 3 67% 0 3
7  T. Hermans
7.  T. Hermans (Mf)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 14   (93%)
Ta 2   (0%)
SV 0
In 2
Mf 0 1 1 14 93% 2 0% 0 2
10  B. Goolen
10.  B. Goolen (Mf)
G 0
Sh 4
SOT 4
Pa 16   (81%)
Ta 4   (50%)
SV 0
In 2
Mf 0 4 4 16 81% 4 50% 0 2
11  J. Roukeloes
11.  J. Roukeloes (St)
G 1
Sh 4
SOT 4
Pa 5   (100%)
Ta 5   (40%)
SV 0
In 1
St 1 4 4 5 100% 5 40% 0 1
13  W. De Hond
13.  W. De Hond (St)
G 1
Sh 5
SOT 5
Pa 14   (57%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 1
St 1 5 5 14 57% 1 0% 0 1
20  A. De Jong
20.  A. De Jong (St)
G 0
Sh 6
SOT 5
Pa 2   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 1
St 0 6 5 2 100% 0 0 1
19  A. Devos
19.  A. Devos (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1  M. Campens
1.  M. Campens (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  W. Baboeuf
4.  W. Baboeuf (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99  K. Debruyne
99.  K. Debruyne (St)
G 0
Sh 2
SOT 2
Pa 2   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 0 2 2 2 100% 0 0 0
  Total
G 2
Sh 23
SOT 22
Pa 119 (80%)
Ta 54 (33%)
SV 7
In 23
Total   2 23 22 119 80% 54 33% 7 23
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions