Match Report
4 points and 1 places separated them: Belgium 3rd with 4, Ukraine 2nd with 8. Belgium's recent output lagged their position: 48th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.5 for Belgium and 1.33/1.33 for Ukraine (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.
Belgium had lost four in a row. Ukraine carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Belgium against 11/15 for Ukraine.
The venue was King Power at Den Dreef Stadion in Heverlee, with room for 12,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Belgium: Maxim De Cuyper (70'), Romelu Lukaku (86'), Romelu Lukaku (75')