After three little-disputed games, where the Blues had won against Estonia (11-0) and Kazakhstan twice (5-0 and 6-0), the players of Corinne Deacon encountered more adversity against Wales, Tuesday, November 30, at the Roudourou stadium in Guingamp (2-0). Kadidiatou Diani opened the scoring, before Selma Bacha sheltered the Habs at the very end of the game.
The France team takes a good option on qualifying for the 2023 World Cup. Faced with a competitive team from Wales, the Blue have had more difficulty reaching the opposing surface than in their previous meetings. They have multiplied the centers to destabilize the Welsh bloc without obtaining many clear chances. Finally, Kadidiatou Diani concretized the French domination and possession just before half-time, after an overflow and a big bridge from Delphine Cascarino, in all the good shots Tuesday night.
The players of Corinne Deacon took a long time to take shelter and paradoxically, they were more endangered while they were outnumbered, after the expulsion of Kayleigh Green in the 70th minute. The Welsh even found the post in the 90th minute but Selma Bacha put an end to their hopes of a draw on the ensuing block, scoring her first goal for the Blues with a superb strike in the top corner from the outside. from the opponent’s area.
It’s over ! Victory for the French team! (2-0)
⚽ Kadidiatou Diani @ kady944
⚽️ Selma Bacha @BachaSelma #FRAPDG #ProuddetreBleues
@laura_pestel pic.twitter.com/fcZWmInN8s– French team ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) November 30, 2021
This victory against the Welsh was a good test for the Habs: “We were able to develop another facet of the game of the France team, in counter-attacks, while in the last matches we played more in attacks placed against low defenses“, underlined Corinne Deacon at the end of the meeting. This adversity also allows them to better prepare for their next deadlines, in 2022: “It was a stronger opponent than usual, it puts us in condition for the Euro”, said Kadidiatou Diani.
Thanks to this success, the French women are above all five points ahead of their opponent of the day in the group I standings. They also end their year 2021 with a tenth victory in eleven games (only one defeat against the United States, 2- 0).