The dream was shattered for Les Bleues. At the gates of the final and while playing the first semi-final in their history at the Euro, Wednesday July 27, the French women’s team fell on a bone with Germany (2-1) who will face England in the final on Sunday.
If the German captain Alexandra Popp, author of a double, was illustrated, the performance of the Blue is ultimately infuriating. Between the marking errors of the tricolor hinge or the missed opportunities in the second half, Corinne Deacon and her troops still have their work cut out for them to invite themselves to an international final.
Pauline Peyraud-Magnin: 5.5
She has erected a wall in front of her goal as since the start of the competition. Aggressive on her outings (14th), Pauline Peyraud-Magnin then signed a superb parade on a free kick from Alexandra Popp (21st). She can’t do anything about the two goals from the German captain (40th, 76th).
Eve Perisset: 4
She did not have her usual radiance offensively where her rare combinations with Kadidiatou Diani sparked. She is completely taken by surprise on the first goal of Alexandra Popp (40th) which leaves no chance for Peyraud-Magnin.
Griedge Mbock : 4
The defense remained the weak point of the Bleues throughout the competition. Griedge Mbock was no exception to the rule. In difficulty at the start of the match, she seemed feverish on the opposing counter-attacks. While the French team gradually takes over in the second period, it is too wait-and-see in its duel on the goal of Alexandra Popp (76th).
Wendie Fox: 4.5
Usually the first launching pad for Les Bleues, the tricolor captain has not shown her traditional ball-to-foot efficiency. She lets Svenja Huth center in an armchair for Popp on the opening of the score (45th). She could have equalized in the second period from a corner, but Frohms was impeccable on his line.
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Sakina Karchaoui: 4
Like Charlotte Périsset, the Olympique Lyonnais player was confined to a defensive role throughout the meeting. Often caught in a duel, she was like the defense: too tender.
Charlotte Bilbault: 4.5
Like Sandie Toletti and Grace Geyoro in the first period, the tricolor player was caught up in the German combinations.
Grace Geyoro: 5.5
Like her teammates in the middle, Grace Geyoro struggled to get into her game. Taking speed on German movements, she was much more aggressive after the break. Insufficient efforts to rock the meeting.
Sandie Toletti: 4.5
Aggressive, perhaps too much in the first half, she quickly collected a yellow card on an avoidable fault. Little in sight until its release, replaced by Ouleymata Sarr (80th).
Delphine Cascarino: 5.5
With Kadidiatou Diani, she is one of the rare satisfactions of the France team. In the offensive animation, she was often untenable on her side. But the association with Melvine Malard was not conclusive. Replaced by Clara Mateo (61st).
Melvine Malard : 4
She didn’t really have the opportunity to shine during the 45 minutes she spent on the pitch. Too lonely at the front, she tried to make her intelligence speak in pivot, in particular to launch Diani (14th) but the action was unsuccessful. Replaced by Selma Bacha (45th) who brought offensively and who tried, without success, three times to deceive the German door.
3 – Half of the matches lost by Corinne Deacon as coach of the France team were against Germany (3/6). Eliminated. #ALLFRA pic.twitter.com/4Eoyz94Cfj
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) July 27, 2022
Kadidiatou Diani: 6
As since the start of the Euro, she will have been the most prominent Habs, on the Blues side. A first rush at the start of the match to warm up, then a sublime shot on the post shortly before half-time, diverted into his own goal by Frohms. She is the first to thwart the German door since the start of the Euro. She could have equalized in the second half but her shot from a tight angle was perfectly deflected by Frohms.
Corinne Deacon: 5.5
The coach of Les Bleues was able to readjust her team after the break and take out Malard for Bacha in order to regain momentum in attack. However, she seemed to reach her limits in her coaching when the Germans accelerated at the end of the match.