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France players celebrating a goal against Austria

JULES KOUNDÉ WAS A STARTER WITH FRANCE

France takes advantage of a goal against to debut with a victory in the Euro Cup against Austria

Published:17/06/2024 - 22:59h

Updated:18/06/2024 - 00:47h

A goal against Maximilian Wöber earned the first three points for France in the Euro Cup against Austria (0-1). Didier Deschamps' men had a rather gray night in attack, but they debuted with victory in the tournament

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France debuted with victory in front of a brave Austria in the Eurocopa thanks to a goal in own door of the central Maximilian Wöber in the first part (0-1). The ones of Didier Deschamps were upper, but lacked forcefulness in the rival area to obtain a triumph convincente in Düsseldorf. By 'them bleus', Jules Koundé was headline, contesting the 90 minutes like right side.

In spite of the remarkable difference of staff, the Austrians posed a party of the same to the same in the first part, with a taking and daca that seated him of wonder to a France that prioritises the direct game and the fast transitions for lastimar by the sides with Ousmane Dembélé and Kylian Mbappé. However, both extremes were quite erráticos, with the flamante reinforcement of the Real Madrid as '9' and Marcus Thuram recostado by left.

The luck was of the French side in a first splits couple

In the first half hour of party there was little action in the areas, but a lot of intensity in the centre of the field. Maximilian Wöber saw the yellow in the 16' by a hard infringement on Dembélé, the one who also propició another caution of the Spanish judge Jesús Gil Manzano to Phillipp Mwene in the 34'. The clearest of the initial stretch of the meeting was caused by Austria, with a shot of Baumgartner that the goalkeeper Maignan neutralised with a fast exit.

When the ones of Ralf Ragnick seemed more comfortable on the field, arrived the so much in own door of Wöber that bent the scales in favour of the Frenchmen after a corner in favour no signalled by Gil Manzano. A centre of Mbappé for Griezmann after a good desborde by left finish in the goal against of the central, in his eagerness for avoiding the finish of Antoine that him colaba by the back.

France sustained the result in spite of his fault of puntería

Both selections returned of the changing rooms without variants after the halftime and, in the 54', Kylian wasted a manually incredible hand, kicking diverted in front of the goalkeeper Pentz in spite of having sufficient time and space to define to pleasure, after having surpassed to Wöber in speed. Austria accused the physical wear of a first very intense part and the Frenchmen found a lot of spaces for contraatacar, but did not attain to generate too much danger in the rival area.

On the end, Mbappé was admonished for protesting and finish with the nose broken after a crash with a rival. In a quite dense party and trabado, France attains to debut with victory in a group where also adds three points Low Countries. N'Golo Kanté Was the best by the ones of Didier Deschamps, with a Koundé the one who also saw very solvent in the right side. In the next day, the Frenchmen will bump in front of the 'orange' the Friday, same day in that Austria will look for revancha in front of the Poland of Robert Lewandowski.

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