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Belgium 6 Kazakhstan 0

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 This was in the end a convincing win that Belgium really deserved. Performances from Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku and Youri Tielemans were especially impressive. Everybody in a red shirt had a good game and despite some high quality players there doesn't seem to be too many egos. The majority of the first half saw Kazakhstan with their back to the walls as they seemed intent to time waste and do what they could to force a 0-0 draw. It felt like they might rather frustratingly get this wish until De Bruyne pulled off some of his magic 3 minutes ahead of the break. It always felt that they would fall apart as soon as they finally conceded and this felt even more likely when just 2 minutes later Doku doubled the lead after being fed by De Bruyne and firing in a shot that nobody was going to stop. Despite all of the time wasting the referee only added a minute and that was probably to the relief of the Kazakhstan players. Belgium came out in the second half still in a bullish mood and...
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Lotto Park, Brussels ( Constant Vanden Stock Stadium)

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 After a really great day out in Mechelen, we had a really excellent day out in Brussels. This included a trip to the Anderlecht stadium to see Belgium take on Kazakhstan in a World Cup Qualifier. Here are some photos ahead of the home team's 6-0 win.
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Racing Club Mechelen 1 KVK Wellen 1

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 A great day out in Mechelen on Saturday was followed up by a visit to a game at Oscar Vankesbeekstadion where Racing took on Wellen in the Belgian 2nd division.  The team are an amateur team and paly in the second division. The stadium had a good atmosphere and general feel and the bar was pretty well presented. However, it is clear that the glory days of the 1950s where Racing finished 2nd in the first division and even reached a cup final are a long time in the past. The game itself was pretty dull and Racing scored first before Wellen equalised. However, it was a really great experience and day out in general. 
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King's Lynn Town 4 Merthyr Town 0

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 It was a long journey for Merthyr and one that wasn't without issues, as the game was delayed for three quarters of an hour due to 'traffic issues'.  It probably wasn't the best preparation for the team from Wales, who seemed to not be entirely warmed up properly, but also that shouldn't detract from an impressive performance from the Linnets, who you feel like it was only a matter of time before they got a result like this. In preseason it looked like Michael Gyasi could be the answer to Lynn's problems and he proved this to be the case today. Two well-taken goals in the 17th and 21st minute set the home team on their way. In both cases Gyasi did most of the hard work but Morgan Williams also piked up two assists. Merthyr proved to be a danger on the counter attack, but the other main chance of the half fell to Lynn's Joe Nyahwema, who fired slightly wide from a thunderbolt shot. Merthyr started off the second half with more intent and had a good chance to...
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