Three out of three for the France team, qualified with two points on the clock for the main round of the Euro. This Monday, against Serbs who were nevertheless gambling on their survival, the Blues will have been quick to make the difference to avoid any unpleasant surprises and continue to gain confidence.
To remove all suspense, and silence the Croatian mockers who feared a calculation on the part of Guillaume Gille’s men, the Olympic champions performed a first act of great beauty. With two executioners for the Serbs: goalkeeper Vincent Gérard, author of an unreal 65% save (10 out of 16) which left his opponents more than ten minutes without scoring, and Kentin Mahé, almost perfect with his 6 out of 7 in shoot. But beyond their two individualities, France also had the merit of reciting their game collectively, with very specific shifts for wingers Hugo Descat and Yannis Lenne. The two friends even offered themselves an absolutely magnificent winger-winger kung fu. In short, these first 30 minutes proved to be a pure masterpiece, which ended with a nine-goal advantage for the Blues (16-7).
Inevitably, the second half could only prove less successful after such a show of force. Already, Vincent Gérard could not shoot for 60 minutes with 65% success. In addition, the replacements operated by Guillaume Gille to breathe his executives proved less convincing than against Ukraine two days ago. However, year after year, France maintained a ten-goal lead six minutes from the end (28-18). Before producing a particularly poor last five minutes, which allowed the Serbs to mitigate the final addition (29-25). A downside that the coach will no doubt keep in mind for the future, even if it is of little importance at the moment.
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