Eden Hazard and Toby Alderweireld were both on target as Belgium eased past Bosnia-Herzegovina in World Cup qualifying.
Roberto Martinez’s Belgium made it two wins from two in World Cup qualifying as they stylishly beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 4-0 in Brussels.
An Emir Spahic own goal and efforts from Eden Hazard, Toby Alderweireld and Romelu Lukaku were enough to inspire a maiden home victory for Martinez, in complete contrast to his debut defeat against Spain.
Mehmed Bazdarevic’s men came again after the break, but Alderweireld’s finish from a corner killed the match off as Bosnia’s momentum was building.
However, Belgium now had their tails up and a dazzling run from Yannick Carrasco teed up the opener after 26 minutes.
If the first was fortunate, though, the second, just three minutes later, was sublime. Mertens glanced a glorious, deft pass across Spahic for Hazard to run onto; meeting the ball with ease, the Chelsea star rounded club team-mate Asmir Begovic and rolled into the corner from a tight angle.
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