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Belgium vs. Finland: Score, Reaction from 2016 International Friendly
- Updated: June 1, 2016
Romelu Lukaku scored one minute from full time to earn Belgium a 1-1 draw with Finland in their penultimate warm-up clash at Stade Roi Baudouin in Brussels before the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament starting June 10.
Despite dominating possession throughout the encounter, Belgium were made to pay for their bluntness in attack when Kasper Hamalainen netted from close range on 52 minutes.
Second-half substitute Christian Benteke and Mauro Fellaini both missed a host of good opportunities to find an equaliser before Lukaku finally tapped into an open net in the 89th minute.
Michy Batshuayi had the opening chance of the match after six minutes, blasting Divock Origi’s pullback from the byline over the crossbar. Kevin De Bruyne fed the Liverpool forward down the right-side of the box, but the Marseille striker saw his strike take a minor deflection on its way over.
Jan Vertonghen stung the fingertips of Finland goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky with a low free-kick drive from 20 yards out as the hosts began to dominate possession in their opponents’ third.
Origi—who lined up in a wide-right position for the international friendly—was enjoying his time on the flank, as noted by Belgium national team journalist John Chapman:
Origi is looking really sharp, takes out defenders, lays off to De Bruyne who shoots narrowly wide. #belfin #lfc
— John Chapman (@BelgoFoot) June 1, 2016
The Scandinavians were willing to absorb pressure; however, they failed to utilise a regular outlet as Belgium maintained ball retention. With 28 minutes on the clock, the hosts had enjoyed 69 …
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