France swept by Germany in the semi-finals of the Euro Hopes

By definition, miracles do not reproduce endlessly. Already returned from far away in the first round. then in the quarter-final, the French Espoirs team could this time did nothing to reverse the course of history, and it logically bowed on Wednesday June 25, in the Euro semi-final, in Kosice (Slovakia) against Germany (3-0).

The walk was already high against the Mannschaft Hope, a favorite of competition. Gérald Batic’s players made it impossible to cross because of two early defensive errors that they have not caught. this time. No scenario as faced with georgia in the group stage. where they had avoided early elimination in additional time, nor as in front of Denmark in quarters when france swept germany semi-finals euro the blueberries had qualified for the semi-final by overthrowing the Scandinavians however in front of the score until 84^e minute.

On the contrary. taking advantage of its two goals in advance, it was Germany which, in the very last minutes, carried the estocade by scoring a third goal by Brajan Gruda after the help of video arbitration (3-0, 90 + 3). The fate of the game had already been sealed for a long time.

An imperial German goalkeeper

From the 8th^e Minute. following a bad recovery from Soungoutou Magassa, tenured in place of france swept germany semi-finals euro the usual German captain, Chrislain Matsima, Paul Nebel relied in one on the giant Nick Woltemade and struck closely, but Guillaume Restres managed to divert on his bar. The French porter could not do anything when Nelson Weiper. on the lookout, resumed the ball he slipped from the empty goal (1-0).

A few minutes later. Woltemade, top scorer in the competition, stole a ball in Magassa’s feet at the entrance to the surface and scored, in two stages, his sixth goal of the tournament (2-0, 14^e).

The past storm. the French, led by the Rennais Djaoui Cissé, a true revelation of this euro, and their captain of one evening, Quentin Merlin, rushed to the goal of Noah Atuboli, the German goalkeeper, getting two frank opportunities, on a sufficient shot from Wilson Odobert (19^e) and on a center of Kiliann Sildillia that Matthis Abbline could only touch france swept germany semi-finals euro the head (37^e). At halftime. the center-forward of Nantes gave way to Thierno Barry who immediately distinguished himself by taking up a center of Merlin at the six meters, driving, however, on Atuboli Vigilant (46^e).

The German goalkeeper released a real feat on his line when he pushed a head of the same Barry on his line after a center of Loum Tchaouna (68^e). then he was saved by his post at the very end of the meeting on a head of the stirring Barry, again him.

An encouraging france swept germany semi-finals euro course

Faced with the score. sure of its strength, the young Mannschaft actually left the ball to the French, defending very low and proceeding against, without its effectiveness of the first quarter of an hour, without ever being truly in danger. In the final. she will challenge England, title holder, which she had beaten 2-1 in the last match of the group phase, while the two teams were already qualified. A match at the top between the two favorites of the competition.

France, which still signs its best result in a euro hopes since 2019, will be able to regret its truncated preparation during which Gérald Batic and his staff, deprived of a dozen players, had to rebuild a hastily group and redefine a france swept germany semi-finals euro game plan according to the new players who joined the team late.

This will have allowed Cissé’s hatching. promised to a bright future, the confirmation of Castello Lukeba, already a selection with the “A” and boss of the defense of the Blueberries. It will have been too fair to climb to the final.