the defeat of the Bleues experienced by the Strasbourg supporters

“The bar is full. We had to book to be able to watch the match. It’s a great victory for women’s football”. On the 1st floor of the Dubliners in Strasbourg, Marie came with a dozen friends, most of whom were members of sports clubs in the region. It was together that they witnessed the infuriating defeat of Les Bleues against Germany (2-1) on Saturday July 27, 2022, after a breathless match.

We missed too many chances

In the first minutes of the match, the atmosphere is relaxed. Some of the audience even has their heads on their plate rather than on the screen. The first German goal takes everyone cold, including Muriel, who believes that the players will have to “shaking the coconut tree” to come back, before exulting a few seconds later during the equalization of the Blue.

In the second half, Les Bleues dominate and all eyes are on the screens. Marcel and Julien, seated with beers, stamp their feet at missed opportunities. Marcel bets on a “second goal for Les Bleues on a header from Wendy Renard in overtime”. A few minutes later, Germany doubled the bet. Julian is “fact”.

The end of the match is a succession of “ahhh” of hope and “oooh” disappointed in the face of missed opportunities for Les Bleues. “We missed too many at this level, it does not pass. The Germans, they put them at the bottom”laments Causette, a little annoyed.

Victory is the emotions they gave us

At the final whistle, the disappointment is here. “Of course we would have liked them to be in the final. We went through a lot of emotions, we had a lot of chances. But the Germans were stronger tonight. I mean tonight. We will retain qualification for the semi-finals and hope the best for the players for the future”summarizes Mariam, who came with colleagues.

Julien, very disappointed because according to him “Les Bleues dominated in the second half”estimate that “victory is the emotions they gave us”. He gives an appointment to the players in 2024. “It was good preparation for the Olympics, where we hope, this time, to see them reach the final”.