They should have been in Lviv to face the Ukrainians in a qualifying match for Euro 2023 on Tuesday, but the war decided otherwise. Les Bleuets were, in the end, in Calais on Monday March 28 to face Northern Ireland in a friendly match. Northern Irish who would have had to face Russia, suspended by UEFA after the invasion of Ukraine. A meeting ended in a 5-0 victory for the young French people.
A friendly match which allowed Sylvain Ripoll, the coach, to review the squad with no less than nine changes compared to the eleven lined up four days ago against the Faroe Islands. New blood who struggled to find the net and was almost surprised at the start of the game by John McGovern (18th) whose attempt was rejected on the line by Joris Chotard.
Yasser Larouci’s center surprises everyone and ends up in the back of the net! 1-0 for Blueberries
— French team ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) March 28, 2022
More fear than harm for lucky Bleuets a few minutes later. Yasser Larouci, who honored his first selection, was very happy to see his center lodge in the cages of Dylan Berry (21st).
It was then necessary to wait for the entrants for the nets to shake again. Sofiane Diop was able to be effective on one of his first balls. After a one-two with Enzo Le Fée, the Monegasque midfielder subtly pricked his ball so that it crossed the line (64th).
Les Bleuets are taking place in the 2nd half! After goals from Caqueret and Gouiri, it’s @a_kalimuendo who makes the show in Calais with a good sequence
5-0 with 10 minutes remaining!
— French team ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) March 28, 2022
Amine Gouiri (66th), Maxence Caqueret (73rd) and Arnaud Kalimuendo (76th) with a nice scissor, all entered during the meeting, ended the show in twelve minutes. “The substitutes made very dynamic entries“, appreciated the coach. Next meeting for the Bleuets, at the beginning of June to complete the qualifying phase for Euro 2023. They must secure first place in their group so as not to have to go through dams.