cheap west ham shirts Romelu Lukaku began his World Cup campaign for Belgium claiming that he had suffered from a lack of respect from his nation’s fans. He had, he said, received only one standing ovation throughout his time with the national team.
Well he can add two more to that total after a record-breaking start in Russia. He got one stading ovation earlier in the week against Panama for his two goals and two more strikes here against Tunisia bring him up to a total of four goals at this tournament. It is more than any other Belgian has ever managed at a World Cup and he sits level with Cristiano Ronaldo at the top of the charts.
He went off after 58 minutes and there might be some slight concern that his afternoon at the Spartak Stadium ended so prematurely. Until that point he had been Roberto Martinez’s best player; a formidable forwardpresence with a deft touch in bringing others into the game and a cold-hearted killer when given the opportunity to strike.
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But at one stage in the first half after he had breached the Tunisia defence yet again, he was caught by the sliding body of the goalkeeper Farouk Ben Mustapha. He was provided cheap football kits online reatment on his ankleon the sideline shortly after and cut a cumbersome figure when he finally took his leave.