2024-07-04 21:39:44
France surprised their opponents early on but, guided by Jean-Philippe Mateta’s doubles, gave themselves a first reassuring victory three weeks before the Olympics.
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Preparations begin for success. The French Olympic team, led by Thierry Henry, beat Paraguay 4-1 in Bayonne on Thursday 4 July in their first preparation match for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. For Leutz, this success is far from obvious.
However, Juan Salcedo, who had his hopes dashed by Castello Lukeba’s poor recovery, managed to seal the century without real concern. Jaume Restes (0-1, third). But before the break, Jean-Philippe Mateta equalized from a long pass from Michael Olise (1-1, 45th) , then doubled the lead with a penalty kick after returning from the dressing room (2-1, Article 51). At the end of the half, Rayan Cherki broke serve with Désiré Doué’s excellent serve (3-1, game 72), and then Rennes combination Truvert- Truffert-Kalimuendo sealed the score (4-1, 86th inning).
“We were tired physically, they are a very aggressive team and we conceded the ball early, but we created a lot of chances in the first half and we managed to convert them in the second half.”Thierry Henry was kept on the microphone for L’Equipe and he was delighted to see all his players getting minutes and no one injured.
But he issued a final warning to his people: “We lacked seriousness at the end of the game, some people were looking for bridges, sombreros… but overall I’m proud of them” The French Olympic team will face the Dominican Republic and then Japan in its next two preparation matches in Toulon on July 11 and 17.
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