This Monday, the Espoirs of Sylvain Ripoll were traveling to the Faroe Islands as part of the qualifiers for Euro 2023. After a 3-0 success against North Macedonia four days ago, the French achieved an incredible against -performance in a match dominated from start to finish. This is a historic result for the Faroese.
Very strong from the start of the meeting, the Blues were able to quickly take the game on their own before opening the scoring in the 8th minute of play thanks to Nice, Amine Gouiri. Thrown on the left, he entered the penalty area on his right foot and unleashed a powerful shot that ended up in the net, despite the intervention of the opposing goalkeeper.
There ensued a flawless domination of Sylvain Ripoll’s men who made their technical superiority speak against a harmless formation. Despite good combinations and clear opportunities, including a strike from Sofiane Diop in the 31st which crashed on the post, the Blues were unable to drive home the point before the break.
Huge Meslier dumpling
While the France team continued its sterile domination, Illan Meslier, coming out very far from his cages, offered the equalizer on a plateau to the Faroese just after returning from the locker room.
The Blues then had more and more difficulty in bringing danger and they struggled to touch balls in the opponent’s area despite centers and accelerations from both sides. The lack of efficiency of Sylvain Ripoll’s men had already been pointed out in the first match of this elimination phase. Tonight, we will remember the incredible statistics of 29 shots to 2!
Les Bleuets are still at the top of the group but risk losing first place tomorrow. Next match against Ukraine and Serbia on October 8 and 12. They will have to redeem themselves at the next gathering.
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