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Belgium
2-1 Sweden (Belgium Player Reports)
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De Wilde -
Made a good early save from Kennet Andersson. Made a terrible
mistake for the Swedish goal when failing to control a long
back-pass but somewhat made amends with two fine saves later
on in the game, in particular one from Ljungberg. Generally
coped well with corners and crosses into the box
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Deflandre
- Equipped himself well, put in some good tackles and got some
balls into the box
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Staelens -
Put in some good defensive work, clearing behind for corners
on two occassions in the first half, proved competent throughout
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Valgaeren
- Solid at the back, but didn't really get too involved
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Leonard -
Solid at the back, replaced by van Kerkhoven in the 72nd minute.
Put one good ball into the box which Mpenza just failed to control
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van Kerkhoven
- Came on as a late substitute for Leonard in the 72nd minute
but still managed to pick up a Yellow Card
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Verhayen -
Coped well with Petterson and generally played well, covered
a lot of ground and got forward down the right, getting behind
the defence on occassions, but picked up an injury late in the
game and was replaced by Peeters in the 87th minute. Picked
up a Yellow Card
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Peeters -
Came on as a late substitute for the injured Verhayen in the
87th minute and didn't have time to get into the game
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Vanderhaeghe
- Played well throughout
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Goor - Scored
the opening goal in the 42nd minute, taking the ball well
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Wilmots -
Played well throughout, made some good passes. Put one shot
wide of the goal late in the game
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Strupar -
Played very well throughout and caused some problems, had one
real chance with a fair shot, though he didn't quite connect
properly with the ball, had earlier made some good space with
a quick turn and a snap-shot from the edge of the box. Repaced
by Luc Nilis in the 68th minute
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Nilis - Showed
a lot of enthusiasm after replacing Strupar in the 68th minute
but was a bit too ball-greedy, prefering to shoot instead of
passing on more than one occassion. Went close on several occassions
but didn't really find his shooting range. Picked up a Yellow
Card for a foul on Ljungberg
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E.Mpenza -
Scored the decisive winning goal after appearing to control
the ball with his arm, though he did put it away well. Caused
several problems throughout for the Swedish defence due to his
pace, though was caught offside on numerous occassions
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