Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Belgium (1st, 20 pts) and Estonia (5th, 1 pts). On recent form Estonia sat only 47th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Belgium 2.75 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Estonia 0.25 and 2.75, with the league averaging 1.44.
Defeat had not touched Belgium in 6 games. Estonia's winless run stood at 5. Belgium had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Estonia, 1.
The venue was Stade Roi Baudouin in Brussels, with room for 50,093 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Belgium led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-0.