It’s a second Saturday with three more fascinating games. Here’s how it all unfolded. A late goal from Kevin de Bruyne ensured that belatedly got their campaign up and running with a hard-fought win over .
Tielemans 2′, De Bruyne 80′ Belgium flew into the lead after just 90 seconds when Romelu Lukaku laid the ball off to Youri Tielemans, who promptly fired the ball home from the edge of the penalty area. Romania almost levelled inside five minutes, with Koen Casteels called into action to tip over a header from Radu Drăgușin to keep his side’s lead intact. Dominic Tedesco’s side grew back into the encounter, with Romelu Lukaku firing wide and the wingers for causing plenty of concern for the Romanian fullbacks.
Despite their domination though, they could not find a second goal before the interval, with Kevin de Bruyne firing tamely at Florin Nita with their most clearcut opportunity. The second half began in much the same fashion, with having all the running without being able to make it count. Just after the hour, Romelu Lukaku thought that he had doubled his side’s lead after being slipped in by De Bruyne, coolly sliding the ball past Nita, only for VAR to adjudge him offside.
At the other end, Marius Man was denied by Casteels as reminded that they weren’t out of proceedings. But eventually, did find a second goal as De Bruyne raced onto a long ball from Casteels, past the defence, to seal the win for the Red Devils. They threatened a third, with Romelu.
