Better from Hazard this time - but still not good enough to trouble Cillessen. Netherlands break off down the other end on a counter of their own; Mignolet sweeps the ball out from under the feet of the attack before they can race deep into the box.
90' +1
H. Hateboer gets yellow.
Belgium have another set-piece chance in a similar position now though after Hateboer cuts off a Hazard break with a clumsy foul. The Dutchman is booked as the Red Devils man gets back to his feet and prepares to take the shot.
90'
Free-kick to Belgium, 25 yards out direct from the Dutch goal! De Jong barges Hazard over after Praet sees a shot from distance blocked. It will be Hazard to take - and he puts the set-piece out again with a poor delivery. Three added minutes.
89'
Depay squares a ball across the face of the Belgium goal following a lapse in defence - and he can't quite believe it when nobody manages to land a touch, with players from both sides lunging after it wildly.
86'
Batshuayi! Cillessen matches his fellow keeper with an excellent stop of his own, denying the substitute as he looks to steer Witsel's cross in off the right edge of the penalty area.
84'
T. Vilhena gets yellow.
It's becoming a little ugly now in the closing stages. Vilhena gets a booking for clattering Carrasco out on the left flank and Belgium have a 25-yard set-piece attempt of their own. Hazard's delivery is poor though and Cillessen claims at the far post.
83'
Y. Carrasco enters the game and replaces Y. Tielemans.
Belgium now make another change; Carrasco arrives to replace Tielemans.
Depay's free-kick is a lovely one too, tucked over the defensive wall and dipped towards the bottom-left corner - but Mignolet again delivers the goods for the hosts and saves.
82'
D. Boyata gets yellow.
Boyata crashes into Depay 25 yards out from the Belgium goal and concedes the foul. It's a bruising challenge too and he becomes the first man to be booked in this encounter.
80'
De Jong now gets his chance on goal and heads over following Depay's cross in off the right wing. Netherlands are pushing for the winner with some serious pressure right now.
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79'
Save by Mignolet! It's an absolute corker of a stop as he pushes Ake's flying header away with lightning-fast reflexes. Another corner.
78'
Is that a Dutch penalty? The referee doesn't think so but Denayer certainly looked like he bowled over De Jong in the box there. Netherlands get the corner instead.
75'
Depay! The Dutchman will rue that miss as his effort from the centre of the penalty area takes a deflection at close range and sails away from goal.
73'
T. Meunier enters the game and replaces T. Castagne.
S. Bergwijn enters the game and replaces Q. Promes.
L. de Jong enters the game and replaces K. Strootman.
Koeman makes another change for Netherlands as Promes makes way for Bergwijn.
De Jong is also introduced for the Dutch, with Strootman departing.
Belgium get in on the act as well, bringing on Meunier to replace Castagne.
72'
It's Vilhena who offers up the next shot of the game for the visitors though, only to see his attempt blocked by Alderweireld.
70'
With just over 20 minutes left, there's still no sign of a clear winner in this contest - but it is the hosts who look the most threatening both on and off the ball. Can they convert that into a goal before time runs out?
67'
Boyata spots the loose Netherlands defensive line and almost makes them pay with a long overhead pass to Batshuayi. The substitute meets it in the box; yet, he slips as he reaches to tap it in with his boot and takes the ball out of play instead to the left.
65'
Depay clips a backheel pass to Strootman 30 yards out and the latter launches a rocket of a shot that takes a wicked deflection off Witsel back into open play once more.
63'
Blind slips as he seeks to clear a ball threaded into his box by Praet and does so - but only as far as Castagne. Chadli has a chance to shoot a moment later and does so; his effort is tame however and loops safely into the arms of Cillessen.
61'
T. Vilhena enters the game and replaces A. Danjuma.
P. van Aanholt enters the game and replaces D. van de Beek.
Netherlands make a change, bringing on Vilhena for Groeneveld.
The Dutch also replace Van de Beek with Van Aanholt.
59'
Hazard now sends De Vrij sprawling with a challenge and the Oranje are awarded the set-piece opportunity, though they are unable to sustain pressure from it.
55'
Tielemans hooks a throughball downfield seeking Hazard but the latter is flagged for offside and Belgium have the free-kick.
53'
Double chance for Belgium! Hazard sees a shot blocked and deflected for a corner, struck from outside the box on the left - and then from the set-piece, Cillessen makes a great save to deny Batshuayi with an angled header.
51'
Netherlands manage to create a counter out of thin air though that takes them down the other end where they win a free-kick 22 yards out. Depay looks to loft it over the defensive wall but fails and Alderweireld cleans up.
49'
The Red Devils keep coming again; Tielemans sees an effort deflected out for a corner after he cracked the ball towards the bottom-left corner and then Witsel pushes a cross from Hazard just wide of the mark following the set-piece.
47'
The wholescale change of their front three hasn't slowed Belgium's attack; Batshuayi cuts around Rosario to waltz into the Dutch box and just hooks his effort wide to the left.
46'
H. Hateboer enters the game and replaces D. Dumfries.
D. Praet enters the game and replaces D. Mertens.
M. Batshuayi enters the game and replaces R. Lukaku.
P. Rosario enters the game and replaces M. de Ligt.
T. Hazard enters the game and replaces E. Hazard.
Netherlands also some swaps. Rosario replaces De Ligt.
Dumfries also makes way for Hateboer for the Oranje.
And in a third Red Devils change, Eden Hazard comes off and brother Thorgan Hazard comes on.
Also for Belgium, Praet replaces Mertens.
Belgium make a trio of changes at half-time. Lukaku makes way for Batshuayi.
We're back underway in Brussels; will either side be able to snaffle in a winner in the second half?
45'
HALF-TIME: BELGIUM 1-1 NETHERLANDS
44'
A bit of to and fro between Depay and Witsel following a tackle requires the referee to calm things down.
41'
Seconds later, Mertens concedes a similar set-piece after fouling Van de Beek. Netherlands aren't able to turn the screw heading downfield this time though and Belgium force them back to halfway.
40'
Promes wins a free-kick in his own half now after Chadli bowls him over with a rather reckless challenge.
37'
Hazard! Two chances in two minutes for the hosts, as the captain runs onto a cheeky flick from Lukaku before pushing his low effort just wide at the right post.
36'
Castagne speeds down the right wing again, and scoots into the box before squaring a ball in that De Ligt taps clear. Belgium are starting to find their footing again after that goal.
35'
De Vrij almost makes it two for Netherlands now as he becomes the latest Oranje player to try his luck, heading over a Depay delivery following a corner.
33'
Off the post! Promes steps in off the right edge and whips a lovely shot around Mignolet that crashes into the left side of the woodwork and ricochets away. The Dutch are in full flight now.
27'
A. Danjuma has scored a goal for Netherlands! Assist by M. Depay.
GROENEVELD LEVELS FOR NETHERLANDS! 1-1! The Oranje are right back in this encounter now! A botched pass in midfield by the hosts is picked out by Van de Beek who plays Promes down the middle. A one-touch pass from the forward finds Depay on the right who crosses back in for the Club Brugge man - and despite an appeal for offside from Belgium, he calmly slots it behind Mignolet, one-on-one. Lovely stuff.
Depay gets the assist but Promes and his single, glancing pass out to the right flank was the pick of the bunch in that wonderful move. The Dutch are back on level pegging, as the game approaches the half-hour mark.
25'
Boyata! It's a miss by a matter of inches from the Belgium defender as he turns a corner whipped in off the right wing just wide of the left post. Castagne is enjoying a fine game out on that wing too; he won the set-piece through some clever play to coax Groeneveld into conceding the ball.
23'
Save by Mignolet! A sharp counter-attack from Netherlands allows Promes to release Depay into the box, but the striker's low effort is tucked too close to the keeper's legs, allowing him to steer it away from goal.
21'
Castagne slips onto a throughball down the right and cuts it back with a booming pass for Lukaku in the box. He can't land a touch though and, a moment later, Hazard is penalised for a foul in trying to reclaim possession.
19'
Mignolet is called into action to deal with a rather tame cross looped in from Promes following the set-piece and Belgium regain the ball.
18'
Netherlands piece together their own brisk move, down the left flank this time, and Chadli doubles back to nod Strootman's cross in out for a corner by the right post.
16'
Van de Beek slips going after a ball inside the Belgium half and the hosts create a brisk counter down the left wing through Denayer, Chadli and Hazard. The trio play it around before the Monaco man lofts a cross in, only to see it skip beyond the box and out for a goal-kick.
14'
Chance for Lukaku! The Manchester United man should have done better with his header five yards out and he knows it, burying his face in his hands after he puts a ball from Mertens on the right over the crossbar in a looping arc.
10'
De Ligt rises to meet the set-piece swung in towards the left post and pushes it back into open play, away from the danger area for the visitors.
9'
Lukaku finds himself with the ball at his feet on the right edge of the Netherlands box and only a piece of quick thinking from Ake denies him the chance to shoot. Corner to the hosts.
7'
Well, that didn't take long for Belgium to pop the Dutch bubble. Ronald Koeman's side have their work cut out trying to stop Hazard today; the Chelsea forward looks like dynamite.
5'
D. Mertens has scored a goal for Belgium!
MERTENS GIVES BELGIUM THE LEAD! 1-0! The hosts hit the front inside five minutes with an absolute jackhammer of a strike. Hazard forces his way into the box on the right and crosses for Lukaku, only for Van de Beek to head away. It falls to the third member of the Red Devils attack, 15 yards out on the left - and he buries an absolute screamer into the top-right corner!
2'
The hosts create early pressure after Castagne wins a corner following a long ball down the right wing and then Hazard and Denayer combine in a neat one-two to put the former into the box. The Belgium captain looks to square the ball into the six-yard area; De Vrij clears it away with a composed effort.
1'
We are underway in this international friendly between Belgium and Netherlands!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the October international break as Belgium host Netherlands at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.
Roberto Martinez's Red Devils square off against their European neighbours today as they look to make it four wins on the bounce since their World Cup semi-final defeat to France – but they face arguably their sternest test yet in the shape of Ronald Koeman's Oranje, riding high after their demolition of Germany on Saturday.
Subs: Thorgan Hazard, Brandon Mechele, Vincent Kompany, Thomas Meunier, Koen Casteels, Michy Batshuayi, Thibaut Courtois, Yannick Carrasco,Christian Kabasele, Dennis Praet, Hans Vanaken.
BELGIUM (3-4-3): Simon Mignolet; Toby Alderweireld, Dedryck Boyata, Jason Denayer; Timothy Castagne, Youri Tielemans, Axel Witsel, Nacer Chadli; Dries Mertens, Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard.
Subs: Tonny Vilhena, Marco Bizot, Jeroen Zoet, Hans Hateboer, Frenkie de Jong, Ryan Babel, Marten de Roon, Patrick van Aanholt, Steven Bergwijn, Georginio Wijnaldum, Pablo Rosario, Luuk de Jong.
NETHERLANDS (4-3-3): Jasper Cillessen; Denzel Dumfries, Matthijs de Ligt, Stefan de Vrij, Nathan Ake; Donny van de Beek, Daley Blind, Kevin Strootman; Quincy Promes, Memphis Depay, Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld.
These two have a rivalry stretching back well over a century, with over a hundred years between their first encounter in 1905 and their most recent match prior to this clash in 2016. They have not met in a competitive encounter since 1998 however; they drew 0-0 at the Stade de France in Group E of the World Cup.
The teams are emerging at King Baudouin Stadium and will stand for the national anthems.
The anthems have concluded and we're moments away from kick-off.
It's all square at King Baudouin Stadium following a pulsating first 45 minutes, with neither side able to open up a clear advantage over the other. Belgium looked to have their visitors on the rack in the opening exchanges, especially after Dries Mertens hammered home a brilliant strike. But Netherlands clung on and were rewarded for their own efforts when Arnaut Groeneveld equalised in the 27th minute. At half-time, it's Belgium 1-1 Netherlands.
Neither manager will have too much to complain about in their team talks during the break, but both Roberto Martinez and Ronald Koeman may be keen to highlight the need for clinical finishing. Both sides had their chances to add extra goals but neither could quite find that second.
Until the next time then; thank you for joining us and have a good week!
A pair of vital Nations League games await for both Roberto Martinez and Ronald Koeman when they return to duty next month for the final international break of the year, as they look to keep themselves in the top tier of the competition. The Red Devils host Iceland before a trip to Switzerland while the Oranje welcome France, followed by a clash with Germany. It's going to be a vital few games for both - but will they be able to deliver the goods and finish 2018 with a flourish?
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