Lukaku leads Belgium to 2-1 win over Switzerland

IANS  |  Brussels (Belgium) 

had a brace in Belgium's 2-1 victory against in a tie.

Some 40,000 people were in the stands at Baudouin Stadium in on Friday night for Belgium's first home match since their historic third-place finish in

The teams kept each other at bay in the first half, but the match opened up considerably after the break, reports news.

broke the deadlock in the 56th minute, putting the exclamation point to a play that saw five different Belgian players combine to produce a goal.

Late substitute equalized for the Swiss in the 76th minute, but reclaimed the lead in the 84th with help from and Dries Mertens, becoming Belgium's all-time leading scorer with 45 goals.

In the end, it was keeper who nailed the door shut, stopping Gavranovic twice in succession in the 89th minute.

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First Published: Sat, October 13 2018. 13:22 IST