Download Belgium vs Montenegro 2-0 Highlights | Friendly Match
Kevin De Bruyne put in a remarkable performance in his 100th international match as Belgium cruised past Montenegro in a Euro 2024 warm-up friendly.
There was no surprise in Brussels as the European giants started dominating proceedings right from the first whistle.
Their attacking trio of Yanick Carrasco, De Bruyne and Lois Openda sliced open Montenegro’s defence at will and kept firing one shot after another towards the target.
However, Matija Sarkic stood tall between the sticks and kept out several Belgian attempts.
Carrasco was denied a few times within the first 15 minutes while De Bruyne’s piledriver from outside the box was also kept out by the Millwall goalkeeper to keep the scoreline unchanged at the half-hour mark.
Nevertheless, Belgium continued to hunt for the opener and finally reaped the dividends of their consistent pressing just a minute before half-time.
Openda hurriedly closed down an advancing Sarkic which forced the keeper to play a quick pass to clear his lines.
However, his effort was intercepted by De Bruyne, who kept his cool and slotted in an open net to open the scoring.
Domenico Tedesco made six changes at half-time and introduced Arsenal star Leandro Trossard and Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku.
Both Doku and Trossard were extremely direct in their approach and combined on several occasions on the left flank to open up Montenegro’s defence.
Their efforts finally bore fruit in stoppage time as Doku was brought down inside the box and the Gunners forward made no mistake to double the lead, capping off a comfortable victory.
DID YOU KNOW?
De Bruyne has been involved in 76 goals in 100 appearances for Belgium, including 27 strikes of his own. He scored his first international goal against Serbia in a 3-0 win back in 2012.
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Match stats
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TEAM STATS
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| 20 | Shots | 10 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 71% | Possession | 29% |
| 646 | Passes | 268 |
| 90% | Pass accuracy | 77% |
| 7 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corners | 5 |
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