The Greece of Gerard Nos left a very good impression in the draw match France that, although nothing was at stake and he rotated his players, he came out with a very competitive team (2-2).
Griezmann, Dembélé, Giroud and Kolo Muani were more than enough reasons to imagine a comfortable French victory, but it was not to be. The Atlético de Madrid player, who was sweet, was again the star in the final third. Their good ideas and quality made it difficult for some Greeks, who, however, held on to the proper placement and where they did not reach, the wood was made, which prevented Antoine from scoring, as well as Odysseas in under the sticks.
Gerard Nus’ team fought too hard, and they received their punishment. Chief Muani, with a small angle and after a good drop shot by Giroud, hit an unstoppable shot before the break (43′). A bit of what they call psychological, but it’s not.
Greece expands in attack and continues the same dynamic. In a forward press, and after some false clearances, Boots a volleyball came out of nowhere that surprised Samba (56′) and, to make matters worse, a few minutes later a play ended in Ioannidis rounded the score (61′). The Greek team celebrated two goals that looked like they would help them qualify for the Euro Cup, but first they had to go through the play-offs.
The matter is also not decided. And ‘Coco’ Mbappé appeared on the pitch even less. Even the tie, a great goal, is not his work but of Fofana, who fired an unstoppable missile for Odysseas (73′). The rest of the match was a struggle for Greece, with France focused on finding an equalizer and planting more crosses in the area. The miraculous winning goal didn’t come with one from Coman who deflected off a defender and hit the woodwork twice after walking the same line. And even in the end, a brilliant personal play by Mbappé that ended up in the hands of Odysseas and then on the crossbar. Greece fought as hard as it could and will now await an opponent for the play-offs.
match lineup
1
fifteen
22
17
4
2
5
Eleven
8
7
6
1
5
22
14
17
twenty-one
Eleven
19
9
7
12
OPAP Arena
Brice Samba1
84′
Jules Koundé5
63′
Theo Hernandez22
Adrien Rabiot14
William Saliba17
39′
Lucas Hernandeztwenty-one
84′
33′
Ousmane DembeleEleven
33′
64′
55′
85′
Youssouf Fofana19
54′
73′
60′
74′
76′
Olivier Giroud9
69′
76′
Antoine Griezmann7
91′
66′
Randal Kolo Muani12
41′
63′
Replacements
Mike Maignan16
Alphonse Areola23
Jonathan Clauss2
63′
Axel Disasi3
84′
84′
Dayot Upamecano4
76′
Jean-Clair Todibo13
66′
Khéphren Thuram6
Boubacar Chamber18
85′
Kylian Mbappé10
63′
Marcus Thuramfifteen
69′
76′
Kingsley Comantwenty
64′
coach
Gustavo Poyet
Didier Deschamps
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
