Belgium through to knockout stages with 5-2 win over Tunisia
Belgium has defeated Tunisiato reach the final 16 round of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia. Belgium’s 5-2 trouncing over Tunisia was powered by the brilliant display of Captain Eden Hazard (6th, 51st minute) and Romelu Lukaku (16th, 48th minute). In the Group-G match played at the Spartak Stadium on Saturday, Belgium defeated Tunisia 5-2 to reach the knockout round of the World Cup.
Apart from Hazard and Lukaku, Michy Batshuayi (90th minute) also scored, while two goals for Tunisia were Dylan Bronn (18th minute) and captain Wahbi Khazri (93rd minute).
In the fifth minute, Belgium got the chance to score on penalties, Captain Eden Hazard opened the team’s account by converting it into a goal. After this, in the 16th minute, Lukaku gave the team a 2-0 lead.
Two minutes later, Tunisia took the opportunity of the first free kick and did not let it go. Captain Wahbi Khazri kicked and passed it to his teammate Dylan Bronn who shot through the header and reached the Belgian goal post and opened the account of Tunisia. It was Bron’s first international goal.
Tunisia also sharpened its attack and started battling Belgium’s defense. They got good opportunities to score goals, but the team was not able to convert it. During this time, in the 40th minute, his goalkeeper Ben Youssef also got injured and went out of the ground. Yohan Benalouane was sent to the field on his place.
After the first half ended the scheduled time, the two teams received a four minute extra time. This is Lukaku’s fourth goal in this World Cup and he has equaled Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo has also scored four goals in the tournament and is looking in red hot form.
Belgium retained its dominance in the second half also. Captain Hazard took the opportunity in the 50th minute to score a goal and take his team to 4-1 lead.
After this, the struggle between the two teams continued for a long time. Tunisian defense and goalkeeper Mustafa were trying hard to prevent Belgium from scoring the fifth goal of this match. In the 79th minute Yankee Karsko hit a good shot from right, but Mustafa saved it but Michy Batshuayi’s 90th minute goal sealed the fate of Tunisia sending Belgium into the final 16 of FIFA World Cup 2018.
