Geraerts goal galvanises Belgium
Saturday, May 20, 2006
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Slovakia 1-1 Belgium Karel Geraerts earned the visitors a share of the spoils in Trnava to extend coach René Vandereycken's unbeaten record.
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Slovakia 1-1 Belgium
Karel Geraerts' 76th-minute goal earned Belgium a 1-1 draw against Slovakia in Trnava to extend coach René Vandereycken's unbeaten record since replacing Aime Anthuenis in December.
Hološko opener
After a goalless first half, the home team stepped up the pressure after the restart and broke the deadlock on 64 minutes when Robert Vittek jinked past two defenders before teeing up Filip Hološko to fire beyond debutant goalkeeper Brian Vandenbussche. AZ Alkmaar striker Moussa Dembele, 18, also came on for his first international appearance as Vandereycken assesses his options ahead of Belgium's UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying campaign but it was a more familiar face that salvaged a draw when Geraerts equalised after Carl Hoefkens glanced a throw-in into his path.
