Belgium Wins Over Kazakhstan
In the 11th minute, the hosts opened the scoring. Eden Hazard got away down the right and punished Kazakhstan with a low pull-back into the path of Mertens, who scored the first goal.
In the 15th minute, Belgium defender Timothy Castagne scored a header and doubled the advantage.
Romelu Lukaku added a third goal in the second half.
Islamkhan and Aimbetov refreshed the game Kazakhstan but did not score.
At the end of the match Askhat Tagybergen also had a good chance to score but missed the target.
Belgium vs Kazakhstan - 3:0 (2:0)
Goals: Dries Mertens 11, Timothy Castange 15, Romelu Lukaku 50.
Yellow cards: Abzal Beisebekov 37, Islambek Kuat 45+2
Belgium: Thibaut Courtois (gk) - Vinsent Kompany (Thomas Vermaelen 78), Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld - Axel Witsel, Kevin de Bruyne (Yuori Tielemans 68), Thorgan Hazard, Timothy Kastani - Eden Hazard (c), Dries Mertens, Romelu Lukaku (Michy Batshuayi 72).
Subs: Simon Mignolet (gk), Matz Sels, Leander Dendoncker, Tomas Meunier, Yannick Carrasco, Dennis Praet, Hans Vanaken, Christian Benteke, Divock Origi.
Head coach - Roberto Martinez.
Kazakhstan: Dmytro Nepogodov (gk) - Abzal Beisebekov, Temirlan Erlanov, Sergey Malyy, Alexandr Marochkin, Yan Vorogovskiy - Maxim Fedin (Abat Aimbetov 66), Yuriy Pertsukh, Islambek Kuat (c) (Askhat Tagybergen 78), Georgy Zhukov - Tokhtar Zhanggylyshbai (Bauyrzhan Islamkhan 46).
Subs: Stas Pokatilov (gk), Igor Shatskiy (gk), Gafurzhan Suyumbayev, Olzhas Kerimzhanov, Timur Dosmagambetov, Eldos Akhmetov, Bauyrzhan Turysbek
Head coach - Michal Bilek.
09.06.2019. Brussels, Belgium. The King Baudouin Stadium.
