Onana shines in Belgium win

Amadou Onana scored Belgium’s first win of Euro 2024 as they beat Romania 2-0 in Cologne.

Everton midfielder Onana played the full 90 minutes and produced an eye-catching performance as Domenico Tedesco’s side turned the tables on their opening match against Slovakia in Group E. The result of the game is undecided, with all four teams on three points after two games.

Belgium jumped out and took the lead with 73 seconds remaining when Youri Tielemans fired a low shot into the net.

Onana’s side had created plenty of chances in that opener and thought they had doubled their lead in the second half when former Blues striker Romelu Lukaku struck mercilessly, only for his The goal was ruled invalid by VAR for the third time.

But Belgium kept up the pressure and finally Kevin De Bruyne’s shot broke Romania’s stubborn defense for the second time with 11 minutes remaining.

Belgium’s next game is against Ukraine, with Onana likely to face Everton teammate Viktorovich in a very important final group game on Wednesday (kick-off 5pm BST). Tully Mykolenko.