Switzerland-France women (2-1): Les Bleues surprises, first defeat for Laurent Bonadei

Second outing for Laurent Bonadei and first defeat for the new coach of the French women’s national team. Few conclusions to draw from this setback suffered in Switzerland (2-1), in Geneva, this Tuesday evening in a friendly match and with a largely reshuffled team. But it still seems like a small reminder, a few months before the organization of Euro 2025… in Switzerland.

Especially because this is the first defeat for Les Bleues against this opponent after 8 matches and a friendly match lost in August 2002. The construction of the new version of the French team promises to still be a long time coming.

For the Swiss it was a real test before the continental competition and they passed it quite well. Aggressive, technically more correct even when they conceded possession to the Tricolores, they benefited from help to open the scoring on a penalty, thanks to the emblematic Ramona Bachmann (25th). Without a host of managers (De Almeida, Mbock, Katoto, Karchaoui, Bacha, Le Sommer, Diani, Geyoro), the Blues reacted thanks to new faces (Gago, Caputo, Bogaert).

Because of the penalty awarded to Switzerland, Kelly Gago made up for it by equalizing ten minutes later, her first goal for France, at 25 years old and with only two appearances. Having entered the field for twenty minutes last Friday against Jamaica (3-0), the Cristolienne native took a ball deflected into the area from the left by Cindy Caputo, her former teammate at AS Saint-Étienne (35th).

The skylight for Naomi Luyet

By making four changes at half-time (Geyoro, Diani, Le Mouël, Samoura coming on), Laurent Bonadei wanted to create another dynamic when he returned from the changing rooms to regain control. But the amazing Swiss women continued to believe and be effective. On the other hand, the nugget Naomi Luyet, 18 years old (Young Boys Bern), sends a magnificent curling shot into the top corner of Constance Picaud (54th) for Nati’s second goal.

Still on the counterattack, Switzerland could have scored the third goal without Picaud’s almost miraculous save following a rebound from Alisha Lehmann (68th). France pushed to equalize at the end of the match, especially from a corner. Jade Le Guilly missed the target from close range (83rd). Without success, therefore.

Next meeting in a month for Laurent Bonadei’s Bleues with, in particular, the great match, again in a friendly, against world champion Spain, on the Allianz-Riviera pitch in Nice (3 December). The draw for the group stage of Euro 2025 will also be held on 16 December, a competition for which France brilliantly qualified.

The eleven Italians this Tuesday evening against Switzerland

Picaud – Le Guilly, Renard (cap.) (Samoura, 46e), Lakrar, Bogaert – Jean-François (Le Mouël, 46e), Dali, Caputo (Geyoro, 46e) – D. Cascarino (Becho, 65e), Gago ( Diani, 46e), Dufour (Baltimore, 82e). Enter. : Bonadei.