Belgium 2-1 Spain - February 23, 1969 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1970
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77'
Asensi
BEL
32' - Goal
Johan Devrindt32
34' - Substitution
Marreno de la Cruz Martinis substituted by Antonio Torres
BEL
50' - Substitution
Wilfried Van Moeris substituted by Jean Dockx50
69' - Substitution
José Claramuntis substituted by Asensi 77' - Goal
Asensi 83' - Goal
Johan Devrindt83
SPA
SPA
Team line-ups
Belgium
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jean-Marie Trappeniers | 27 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nico Dewalque | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Leon Jeck | 22 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Georges Heylens | 27 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jean Thissen | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Wilfried Van Moer | 50 | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Odilon Polleunis | 25 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Johan Devrindt | 8332 | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Léon Semmeling | 29 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Paul van Himst | 25 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Wilfried Puis | 26 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
18
Spain
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Iribar | 25 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Marreno de la Cruz Martin | 34 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Eladio | 28 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Francisco Gallego | 24 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
José Claramunt | 69 | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ignacio Zoco | 29 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jesus Glaria Roldan | 27 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Manuel Velázquez | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Amancio | 29 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
L. S. R. Vava | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ramón Grosso | 25 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
12
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Jean Dockx | 50 | 27 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Antonio Torres | 34 | 25 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Asensi | 7769 | 19 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Georges Heylens
IN
Jean Dockx
OUT
Paul van Himst
IN
Jan Verheyen
OUT
Wilfried Puis
IN
Pierre Hanon
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Luciano Sanchez Rodriguez Vava
IN
José Garate
OUT
Iribar
IN
Salvador Sadurni
OUT
Marreno de la Cruz Martin
IN
Antonio Alfonso Moreno Tonono
OUT
Ignacio Zoco
IN
Pedro Mari Zabalza
OUT
Francisco Gallego
IN
Antonio Torres
OUT
Jesus Glaria Roldan
IN
Pirri
OUT
Manuel Velázquez
IN
Germán
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
47
6
Success rate in this team:
67 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Goethals vs Spain
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Goethals vs Toba
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
45
4
43
1
55
1
Success rate in this team:
25 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
36 %
Toba vs Belgium
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Toba vs Goethals
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Referee
Kaj Tage Sorensen
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Belgium1 match | General total | Spain1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Belgium1 match | Season total | Spain1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on February 23, 1969 | Latest figure on February 23, 1969 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Paul van Himst played his game number 50 in his professional career with Belgium
Belgium keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a loss vs Spain at home running (since 02/12/1962). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 10/06/1951 (3 matches)
Belgium keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw at home running (since 20/06/1954). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VBelgium 1-0 Netherlands16/04/1967 | LBelgium 2-4 Poland08/10/1967 | VBelgium 3-0 Luxembourg22/11/1967 | LBelgium 1-3 Germany06/03/1968 | VBelgium 6-1 Finland09/10/1968 | VBelgium 3-0 Yugoslavia16/10/1968 |
| Overall | VNetherlands 1-2 Belgium07/04/1968 | LSoviet Union 1-0 Belgium24/04/1968 | VFinland 1-2 Belgium19/06/1968 | VBelgium 6-1 Finland09/10/1968 | VBelgium 3-0 Yugoslavia16/10/1968 | DSpain 1-1 Belgium11/12/1968 |
Current form
| Away | LEngland 2-0 Spain24/05/1967 | LCzechoslovakia 1-0 Spain01/10/1967 | LEngland 1-0 Spain03/04/1968 | DSweden 1-1 Spain02/05/1968 | VFrance 1-3 Spain17/10/1968 | DYugoslavia 0-0 Spain27/10/1968 |
| Overall | LEngland 1-0 Spain03/04/1968 | DSweden 1-1 Spain02/05/1968 | LSpain 1-2 England08/05/1968 | VFrance 1-3 Spain17/10/1968 | DYugoslavia 0-0 Spain27/10/1968 | DSpain 1-1 Belgium11/12/1968 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 12 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 9 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
12 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
1 |
|
9 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
4.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0.75 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
6-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Odilon Polleunis | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | José Garate |  |
| Odilon Polleunis | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Wilfried Puis | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Wilfried Puis | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Odilon Polleunis | 5 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | José Garate | |
Historical head to head
Home
8 gf
10 ga
Away
5 gf
8 ga
Total
13 gf
18 ga
Historical head to head
Home
8 gf
5 ga
Away
10 gf
8 ga
Total
18 gf
13 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
August 29, 1920 |
| Home | 3 - 1 |
August 29, 1920 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
March 31, 1957 |
| Away | 5 - 0 |
March 31, 1957 |
Latest head to head
December 11, 1968 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1970
December 01, 1963 - Rencontres amicales 1963
December 02, 1962 - Rencontres amicales 1962
March 31, 1957 - Rencontres amicales 1957
March 19, 1953 - Rencontres amicales 1953
Best historical scorers against Spain
|
Robert Coppée | 4 goals | 1920 - 1923 |
|
Raymond van Gestel | 2 goals | 1951 - 1951 |
|
Victor Lemberechts | 1 goal | 1953 - 1953 |
|
Jef Jurion | 1 goal | 1962 - 1962 |
|
Wilfried Puis | 1 goal | 1963 - 1963 |
|
Hendrik Coppens | 1 goal | 1949 - 1949 |
Best historical scorers against Belgium
 |
Francisco Marcet | 2 goals | 1953 - 1953 |
 |
Alfredo Di Stéfano | 2 goals | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Paulino Alcantara Riesta | 2 goals | 1921 - 1921 |
 |
Telmo Zarra | 2 goals | 1951 - 1951 |
 |
Luis Suárez | 2 goals | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Alfonso Silva Placeres | 1 goal | 1949 - 1949 |
Players with most games played vs Spain
|
Vicky Mees | 4 matches | 1949 - 1957 |
|
André Fierens | 3 matches | 1920 - 1923 |
|
Robert Coppée | 3 matches | 1920 - 1923 |
|
Léopold Anoul | 3 matches | 1949 - 1953 |
|
Louis Carré | 3 matches | 1949 - 1953 |
|
Jean de Bie | 3 matches | 1920 - 1923 |
Players with most games played vs Belgium
 |
Antonio Ramallets | 3 matches | 1951 - 1957 |
 |
Ricardo Zamora | 3 matches | 1920 - 1923 |
 |
Domingo Acedo | 3 matches | 1920 - 1923 |
 |
Agustín Gainza | 3 matches | 1949 - 1953 |
 |
Paco Gento | 3 matches | 1957 - 1963 |
 |
Rivilla | 2 matches | 1962 - 1963 |
Competition info
The other matches
June 19, 1968
September 25, 1968
October 09, 1968
October 16, 1968
October 27, 1968
December 11, 1968
April 30, 1969
June 04, 1969
June 25, 1969
October 15, 1969
October 19, 1969
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