For its opening match in this Euro 2022 which takes place in England, France outclassed Italy with the score of 5 to 1, Sunday July 10. Faced with a completely outdated Squadra Azurra, Les Bleues, led by Grace Geyoro, were largely dominating and are already taking an option for qualification in the quarter-finals.
Pauline Peyraud-Magnin: 6
She saved the Bleues from the start. From the third minute, Pauline Peyraud-Magnin won her duel against Barbara Bonansea by repelling the transalpine attempt with her foot. Imperial in the air thereafter and despite a goal conceded on a header from Martina Piemonte, she was reassuring for her first in a major competition, especially at the end of the match against the Italian striker who came close to a double .
Eve Perisset: 5.5
She has long been in the shadow of Kadidiatou Diani and has especially been at work defensively. Aggressive in recovery, she could have been decisive half an hour into the game if Diani had won her duel after the clever opening of the Chelsea side.
Aissatou Tounkara: 4
Without the errors of the Italian attack, the note could have been saltier for the Blue ones in view of the defensive performance of Aïssatou Tounkara. Taken on her alignment several times, she covered the transalpine attackers. His association with Wendie Renard is the only black point of the meeting.
Wendie Fox: 5
The captain of Les Bleues took a few minutes to enter her match and an error in recovery could have been fatal without a high-class save from her goalkeeper. She was once again caught out when she was marking Piemonte on the only Italian goal. Offensively, she delighted with her bright crosses throughout the game.
Sakina Karchaoui: 5.5
The PSG player showed two faces in this meeting. In the first period, his duo with Cascarino on the left wing was excellent and undermined the transalpine defense. Aggressive in recovery, she didn’t miss anything on her side. After the break, she was like the team, more borrowed and guilty of a few defensive errors. But the result was already assured.
Charlotte Bilbault: 6
With Sandie Toletti as a metronome in front of the defense, Charlote Bilbault reigned over the midfield. Aggressive in recovery, she did not let the opposing midfielders breathe.
Grace Geyoro: 8
The Italians had decided to block Grace Geyoro with a two-man in the middle. So the midfielder from PSG decided to play a notch higher on the pitch and was at the end of many actions in the first period. With success. The French signed a hat-trick in 45 minutes, unheard of in the history of the Euro. Replaced by Kenza Dali (68th).
5/3 – France are the 1st team in EURO history to score 5 goals before half-time, while Grace Geyoro is the 1st player in tournament history to score a hat-trick in the 1st half. Explosive. #WEURO2022 #FRAITA pic.twitter.com/tQpoFSQ8Zb
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Sandie Toletti: 6.5
The real metronome in the middle. Through her alignment and her quality of passing, she regulated the game of the Blues during the first period, before controlling after the break. She is notably the decisive passer for Grace Geyoro for her third goal of the match.
Delphine Cascarino: 7
Revealed during the 2019 World Cup with Les Bleues on her left side, the explosive Delphine Cascarino added efficiency to her palette of play. She first made Marie-Antoinette Katoto shine, who missed the break goal in the 14th minute. minute, before coming close to opening the scoring on a cross from Diani a few minutes later. But we will especially remember his missile outside the area shortly before half-time which pierced the transalpine door. Affected in one knee, she was replaced by Melvine Malard (68th).
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Marie Antoinette Katoto: 6
She started the match perfectly. As a surface vixen, she was able to take over a repelled cross from Diani to score the second French goal. However, she was much more discreet thereafter, leaving all the light to the untenable Grace Geyoro. Replaced by Ouleymata Sarr (78th).
Kadidiatou Diani: 7.5
Behind Grace Geyoro, she was the main weapon of the Blues on the front of the attack. She multiplied the crosses and devastating breakthroughs, and is notably at the origin of Geyoro’s first goal. Close to scoring before half-time, she was replaced by Selma Bacha (78th) who saved a strike from Martina Piemonte on her line at the end of the match.
Corinne Deacon: 7
Facing the 14th nation in the world, the French coach perfectly thwarted the Italians with a high block and a permanent aggressiveness in the recovery of the whole team, which completely stifled the transalpine formation. She then managed the second period by bringing out her key players quickly.