Belgium more than fulfilled his friendly preparation for the Euro Cup of Germany by comfortably defeating Montenegro for 2-0. The meeting, held at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brusselsfeatured the captain of the Red Devils, Kevin De Bruynewho celebrated his hundredth game with the national team by scoring a goal.
De Bruyne, midfielder Manchester City, debuted with the Belgian team in August 2010 at the age of 19. Fourteen years later, he did not disappoint and led the Belgian attack with authority, opening spaces and creating opportunities.
Towards the end of the first half, fate rewarded him with an almost fortuitous goal when he pushed the ball into an empty goal from about 35 meters after a false clearance by the Balkan defense. This goal, number 27 of DeBruyne with the Red Devilswas a highlight in a match where Belgium dominated Montenegro from start to finish, who will not participate in the Euro Cup.
The duel, which culminated with a penalty goal from Leandro Trossard in the 92nd minute, it also served as a laboratory for the coach Domenico Tedesco. The Italian-German, in his first tournament at the head of Belgium after having directed the LeipzigSpartak Moscow and Schalke 04, had announced that they would use the friendlies against Montenegro and the next one against Luxembourg to test.
Tedesco left the veterans Romelu LukakuYuri Tielemans and Jan Vertonghen in the stands and handed the center forward position to Lois Opendaa 24-year-old Leipzig attacker who has scored 28 goals for the German club this season. Openda He responded to his coach’s trust, showing a lot of activity in attack and initiating the play for De Bruyne’s goal.
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