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Romelu Lukaku's endured a torrid first-half of Belgium's opening Euro 2024 lucifer against Slovakia aft wasting 3 immense chances successful beforehand of goal.
Belgium recovered themselves 1-0 down astatine nan interval aft Jeremy Doku's correction talented nan guidance an easy opening extremity successful nan 7th minute, but Lukaku had opportunities to get his broadside backmost connected level terms.
The 31-year-old is simply a typically reliable goalscorer for Belgium erstwhile competing successful awesome competitions, but was criticised for his wastefulness connected 3 abstracted occasions successful nan first 45 minutes.
Lukaku's first aureate chance saw him spurn a chance from six-yards conscionable 2 minutes into nan brushwood erstwhile nan shot rolled to him successful nan box.
His adjacent shooting opportunity came conscionable moments later erstwhile one-on-one pinch an oncoming goalkeeper but was incapable to make nan astir of it.
Romelu Lukaku's endured a torrid first-half of Belgium's opening Euro 2024 lucifer against Slovakia aft wasting 3 immense chances successful beforehand of goal
Another correction conscionable earlier half clip saw nan Chelsea striker effort to bring down a walk erstwhile done connected extremity but alternatively of shooting was near red-faced arsenic his touch carried nan shot retired of play.
Lukaku later thought he had been reprieved early connected successful nan 2nd half arsenic Belgium chased an equaliser but had his extremity ruled retired for offside overmuch to his annoyance.
More to follow.
