France beat Ivory Coast 2-1

Marseille –

French made difficult when facing Ivory Coast Of friendly match. been left behind, Blues narrowly won 2-1.

Against Ivory Coast at the Stade Orange Velodrome, Saturday (26/3/2022) early morning WIB, France fell behind first. Ivory Coast can lead 1-0 since the first half.

goals scored Nicholas Pepe in the 19th minute. The visitors’ advantage did not last long.

France could equalize the score three minutes later. Olivier Giroud was able to break into Badra Ali Sangare’s goal, after using Theo Hernandez’s bait.

In the remaining time of the first half, no more goals were created. Score 1-1 closed the game at half-time.

In the second half, the match was tight. After almost no goals, France decided the victory in the dying minutes.

Aurelien Tchouameni was able to break into the Ivory Coast goal, after continuing Matteo Guendouzi’s bait in injury time. 2-1 win finally belongs to the squad Didier Deschamps.

The course of the match

France pressed Ivory Coast from the kick off whistle sounded. In the third minute, threats were spread through the cooperation of Antoine Griezmann and Paul Pogba. Griezmann’s kick still deviated from the opponent’s goal.

Ivory Coast can slick to cope with the pressure. Playing patiently, the pressure can start to be launched. In the 11th minute, Nicolas Pepe opened fire, which can still be muted Hugo Lloris.

After buying and selling attacks, Ivory Coast can take the lead first. Nicolas Pepe broke into Lloris’ goal with a right-footed shot from a tight angle, utilizing Ibrahim Sangare’s pass. Score 1-0 for the visitors.

Ivory Coast’s superiority did not last long. Olivier Giroud was able to equalize three minutes later, after being able to head the ball across Theo Hernandez. The score is 1-1.

After that goal, France and Ivory Coast were involved in buying and selling opportunities several times. Both are equally difficult to make goals, so the score 1-1 lasted until halftime.

In the second half, Ivory Coast took the initiative to pressure. Several times Patrice Beaumelle’s foster children could endanger the French goal.

In the 49th minute, Ghislain Konan’s efforts could still be anticipated by Lloris. Meanwhile, Serge Aurier’s efforts also forced Lloris to work hard to secure his goal in the 57th minute.

France began to get out of pressure when the game entered the 60th minute. three minutes later, Griezmann spread France’s first threat in the second half, but his action could still be thwarted by goalkeeper Badra Ali Sangare.

The game was going to be tough until it was close to normal time. Until finally, France could make the winning goal in injury time.

Aurelien Tchouameni scored against Ivory Coast in the 90+3 minute. Utilizing Matteo Guendouzi’s pass, the 22-year-old midfielder was able to continue it into a goal with a header. The score 2-1 closed the match, ensuring France won over Ivory Coast.

Lineup

French: Lloris, Kounde, Varane [Saliba 59′]Hernandez, Coman [Clauss 89′]Tchoumaneni, Pogba [Rabiot 89′]Theo, Griezmann [Guendouzi 75′]Nkuku [Ben Yedder 75′]Giroud

Ivory Coast: Ali Sangare, Konan, Boly, Bailly [Kossonou 68′]Aurier, Kessie, Sari, Ibrahim [Akouokou 76′]Zaha [Gradel 84′]Pepe [Cornet 84′]Haller [Konate 84′]

(then / mrp)

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