The summary of the match Blueberries against Bosnia-Herzegovina for qualifying for Euro 2025
A few minutes before kick-off in the Grbavica stadium in Sarajevo, the coach Thierry Henry sang the Marseillaise with his Blueberriesprobably bringing back good memories of the time when he wore the France team jersey.
Then at the time of their national anthem at home, all the players of the Bosnia-Herzegovina team had their hands on their hearts.
After the first whistle from the Finnish referee Mohammed Al-Emara, it is the Bosnian number 9 Admir Bristrić who commits to start this meeting.
From the 5th minute of play, Ryan Cherki pass the ball to Bradley Barcola on the left which transmits it in one touch to Johann Lepenant. He then finds Elye Wahi who makes a small hook and shoots with his left foot, but his strike is blocked by Tarik Muharemovic. Then Kiliann Sildilliafor his first French selection, tries his luck but the ball flies well above the opposing goal.
In the 8th minute, Place on the right throws a small pricked ball to Cherki which also hits too high.
France started the match well, but after the first ten minutes of play, on a set piece in favor of the Bosnians, Muharemovic is not far from opening the score.
After this first big scare in the French clan, Lepenant made a volley which was blocked by the Bosnian defense in the 15th minute.
Five minutes later, left side, the FC Nantes full-back Quentin Merlin try the one-two with Barcola who does not return the ball. The PSG striker prefers to strike with force despite the tight angle in the area, and the ball ends up at the top of the small net. Then, in the 26th minute, Barcola tries his luck again but his right-footed shot from distance flies over the top corner on the same side.
In a sparsely filled stadium, the few French supporters made themselves heard by shouting “Allez les Bleus!” “. But this evening, the French junior team wore a white jersey. And it must be believed that this encouragement first benefited the locals, who played in blue.
Indeed, on a ball lost by Cherki, the Bosnians launch a counter-attack very quickly. The defender Leny Yoro – Free Mp3 Download clings to hinder the opposing attacker Bristrić, but is overtaken. The tricolor goalkeeper Guillaume Remainswho had shone against Slovenia in September, first made a first save, but then made a hand error which allowed Bristrić to score the first goal of the match in the 28th minute.
Led for the first time in an official match under the era Thierry HenryTHE Blueberries react quickly thanks to an efficient center of Merlin who passes the ball between the legs of a Bosnian defender and allows Cherki to equalize four minutes later. The French number 10 thus confirms his effectiveness after his two goals scored in September.
Just before the break, Bristrić shows excessive commitment to Merlinwhich earned him the first yellow card of the match.
At halftime, the two teams still neutralized each other (1-1).
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