Ukraine 3-1 Belgium
Updated
Ukraine won: Ukraine 3-1 Belgium in the Nations League (Round final) on Thu, 20 Mar 2025 at Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia, Murcia. Ukraine goals: Oleksiy Hutsuliak 66', Vladyslav Vanat 73', Ilya Zabarnyi 78'. Belgium goals: Romelu Lukaku 40'. Expected goals: 2.82-0.59. Possession: 44-56. Player of the match: Oleksandr Zinchenko (8.1).
Match report
Ukraine beat Belgium 3-1
Ukraine came from behind to beat Belgium 3-1 at Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia on Thursday 20 March in the Nations League.
Romelu Lukaku put Belgium ahead on 40' (0-1), Oleksiy Hutsuliak levelled for Ukraine on 66' (1-1), Vladyslav Vanat restored Ukraine's lead on 73' (2-1) and Ilya Zabarnyi made it 3-1 on 78'.
Ukraine had 44% of the ball, shots were 12-8 (7-4 on target) and expected goals finished 2.82-0.59. Ukraine were the better side on chances, too.
Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) was player of the match with an 8.1 rating.
Attendance: 8,767. Referee: Sandro Schärer.
Match stats
| Ukraine | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 44 | 56 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.82 | 0.59 |
| Total shots | 12 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 4 |
| Touches in opposition box | 26 | 17 |
| Big chances | 4 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 345 (86%) | 444 (89%) |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
| Corners | 3 | 4 |
| Total shots | 12 | 8 |
| Shots off target | 4 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 4 |
| Blocked shots | 1 | 1 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 8 | 3 |
Lineups
Ukraine (4-1-4-1): Andriy Lunin, Yukhym Konoplya, Ilya Zabarnyi, Mykola Matviyenko, Vitaliy Mykolenko, Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, Viktor Tsigankov, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Mykola Shaparenko, Georgiy Sudakov, Roman Yaremchuk
Belgium (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois, Thomas Meunier, Koni De Winter, Brandon Mechele, Maxim De Cuyper, Youri Tielemans, Zeno Debast, Kevin De Bruyne, Charles De Ketelaere, Romelu Lukaku, Leandro Trossard
Key events
- 25' · Substitution · Oleksiy Sych for Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine)
- 40' · Goal · Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)
- 62' · Substitution · Yehor Yarmoliuk for Oleksiy Sych (Ukraine)
- 62' · Substitution · Oleksiy Hutsuliak for Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine)
- 62' · Substitution · Vladyslav Vanat for Mykola Shaparenko (Ukraine)
- 66' · Goal · Oleksiy Hutsuliak (Ukraine)
- 68' · Yellow card · Youri Tielemans (Belgium)
- 70' · Substitution · Hans Vanaken for Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)
- 70' · Substitution · Dodi Lukebakio for Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium)
- 73' · Goal · Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine)
- 78' · Goal · Ilya Zabarnyi (Ukraine)
- 80' · Substitution · Alexis Saelemaekers for Leandro Trossard (Belgium)
- 80' · Substitution · Nicolas Raskin for Koni De Winter (Belgium)
- 88' · Substitution · Yegor Nazaryna for Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Ukraine)
- 88' · Substitution · Jorthy Mokio for Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Ukraine vs Belgium?
Ukraine won, 3-1 (Nations League) on Thu, 20 Mar 2025.
When and where is Ukraine vs Belgium?
Thu, 20 Mar 2025, 19:45 UTC at Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia, Murcia, Nations League.