2023-11-01 00:20:39
Four days after a victory in Norway (2-1), the French team conceded a draw (0-0) this Tuesday evening against the same opponent, in front of 13,000 spectators at the Auguste-Delaune stadium in Reims. The first match without a home victory in the Hervé Renard era, which started last April. The Blues suffered a too dull first period under a shower of Champagne rain. More enterprising after the locker room, they deserved better than this result against a very timid Norway offensively.
On an Olympic mission, Hervé Renard continues to build the team that will shine in Paris next summer. With two changes in his eleven (Toletti and Baltimore for Bacha and Diani) compared to Friday in Oslo, the coach retains his base. Perhaps a little too much to energize Les Bleues on a false rhythm in the first act. Fortunately, Sandy Baltimore, back in shape after his non-selection in the World Cup, was there to wake up the stadium.
On her right side, the PSG winger was at the origin of the dangerous actions (25th, 29th, 31st). In the second period, she even found the post thanks to a nice shot from the left (70th) before giving up her place. Amandine Henry and Eugénie Le Sommer also found the amounts (85th, 86th). Insufficient to win a fourth match in this Nations League. The next meeting will take place at the beginning of December in Rennes against Austria, on the 1st, and in Leiria, Portugal, on the 5th. The Blue remain first in their group with 10 points ahead of Austria and its 7 units.
“There are evenings like that where we lack precision and success, it’s part of football, we have to accept it,” analyzes Hervé Renard. We fell into a false rhythm in the second half, the Norwegians played with their weapons, that’s part of the game.”
France-Norway: 0-0
Half-time: 0-0
Referee: K. Monzul (UKR)
Spectators: 13,321
France: Picaud – De Almeida, Mbock (Lakrar, 63rd), W. Renard (cap.), Karchaoui – Toletti (Bourdieu, 77th), Henry, Geyoro – Baltimore (Becho, 70th), Le Sommer, Dufour (Diani, 63rd ). Coach: H. Renard.
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