Football: Bleues easily beating Finland in France tournament

For their first match of this friendly competition bringing together the best female football teams, the French has erased Finland (5-0), with a reworked training.

Le Monde

Bleues have passed their entry into a weak team of Finland (5-0) Wednesday, February 16 at the French tournament, the magazine of staff benefiting especially in Clara Matéo and Kheira Hamraoui, entry into play near Three years after his last appearance.

This easy success allows the title of taking orders from the friendly competition before their second appointment, Saturday in Caen against Brazil which, earlier, had hung the Dutch European champions (1-1) .

The corinne deacon coach had first stated that there would be “no team bis” at the kickoff, before taking everyone against the background, aligning Wednesday evening his second Guardian Solène Durand, by releasing Marrion torrent to the right of the defense and giving game time to the little caraved Clara Matéo and Melvine Malard.

The bet has borne fruit against a unofficial Finland, 28 e nation in FIFA ranking, whose sad evening started with a courac with the bad hymn played at the Océane stadium – like a sign.

Matéo shines

The attacker of Paris FC, Clara Matéo, distinguished himself by a part removed, with percussion, speed and kicks arrested precious. At 24, the original Nantea has enhanced its seventh selection by delivering two decisive corners for the heads of Melvina Malard (2-0, 16 e ) and Wendie Renard (3-0, 34 e ), also a biller at 89 e .

Matéo would have even been able to dream even bigger without a recalcitrant pole (73 e ) after a shot triggered at the end of a slalom in the opposing defense. At five months of the euro, scheduled in July in England, she gave the ambitions posted at the beginning of the week to the France Presse Agency (AFP), saying wanting to take advantage of his second internship in a row to “take again. More experience and be able to return to the next selection “.

From his 21 years, Malard also took advantage of the hand outstretched by the breeding machine to slaughter his cards from the right wing of the attack. Long live and decisive, she scored her third goal in nine selections. Even age and even talent for Sandy Baltimore who, from the opposite corridor to the left, caused many torments to his vis-à-vis. One minute after a pretty recovery above (11 e ), the garie from Paris SG caused an aim against his camp of Anna Westerlund (1-0, 12 e ). It is also that draws the corner winning for the last goal of fox.

The return of Hamraoui, 3 years after

Beyond the final result, the evening was marked by the return under the tricolor jersey of Kheira Hamraoui, a major event nearly three years after his previous selection, and more than three months after the aggression she has suffered. Wheat with iron stroke by two masked men in Boulogne on November 4, 2021, she still has not been able to shed light on this case.

The 3,600 spectators listed in Le Havre did not react at the time of its entry into play, at the 62 e minute, but deacon and Charlotte Bilbault, which she replaced, were Warmer, with smiles and braces. The former Barcelona has long expected its 37 e selection and it counts all the more that it could bring it closer to a place at the euro, which would have been completely unimaginable there A few months, and even more a few days ago.

Injury package in October, after a first surprise reminder, Hamraoui (32 years old) had never entered the deacon plans, which had only offered a handful of seconds in April 2019 in friendly against Japan (3-1). Neither in those of Olivier Echouafni, her predecessor (two selections in 2016). His entry into play, sober and effective, makes you want to see more about a more relieved opposition. It’s good, Brazil and the Netherlands are soon in this tournament of France.

/Media reports.