Women’s World Cup: the Blue brilliantly join the knockout … – Le Monde

Le Monde | 06/18/2015 at 0:03 • Updated 06/18/2015 to 0:13 | By Anthony Hernandez

Les Bleues had at heart, Wednesday, June 17 in Ottawa, to show another face in this Canadian World. And especially after the defeat against Colombia (2-0), a win against Mexico was imperative to qualify bluntly to the knockout stages of the competition. Twenty-seven seconds were enough to Marie-Laure Delie to unlock the score, which made it easier and comforting the broad success of the France team (5-0).

First Group F with six points, followed by England accelerated to goal difference, El Tri will know their opponent on the night of knockout. A Montreal on June 21, they will face Spain, Costa Rica and South Korea

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Strong Choice Bergeroo

Until awkward, fragile and sometimes nerve, the French players have offered a better face in the third game. The strong selection of Philippe Bergeroo have also certainly played a big role. The French coach, former member of staff Aimé Jacquet in the only world title of the Blues in 1998, did not hesitate to get out of the frames: the midfielder Louisa Necib and Gaetane Thiney striker were replaced by Amel and Majri Marie-Laure Delie. Right, Elodie Thomis found his place in the team in place of Kenza Dali.

The beginning of thunderous match comforted input Bergeroo the team composition. We had not yet reached the quarter-Blue game that already led 3-0. On an overflow Thomis, defender Alina Garciamendez and goalkeeper Cecilia Santiago cafouillaient the ball. The center-forward Marie-Laure Delie PSG took advantage to win the head (1 ^st , 1-0).

9 ^th minute, the coner kick from Camille Abily failed to be taken up by the captain Wendie Renard. Under pressure from the large Lyon defender, Mexican Jennifer Ruiz scored against his side (2-0). Three minutes later, the most beautiful collective action of the match saw Eugenie Le Sommer his second goal of the World. A-Abily Thomis exchange allowed it to focus perfectly for striker who cut the ball at the near post (12 ^th , 3-0).

Avoid second place

Ultra domineering, found confidence, French does not let loose plug, obsessed with the idea of ​​improving their goal difference and avoid second in the group, synonymous a perilous eighth final against Norway.

On a free kick Amel Majri just over the Mexican guardian, Marie-Laure Delie regained the ball poacher. The belly of the best player in the Division 1 championship France, Eugénie Le Sommer, in full success, successfully deflected the trajectory for the fourth goal (36 ^th , 4-0).

In the second period, Philippe Bergeroo is paid the luxury to rotate his squad. The excellent Le Sommer and Abily blew, replaced by Gaetane Thiney (64 ^th ) and Elise Bussaglia (70 ^th ). Laure Boulleau, affected knee, she left her place to Sabrina Delannoy. Les Bleues procured new hazardous situations but attempts Thomis (66 ^th ) or Thiney (68 ^th ) flirted with Mexican amounts. Before Amandine Henry adds the icing on the cake with a stunning fifth goal a long shot into the top corner (80 ^th , 5-0).

While the path of the France team could make him experience one of the two favorites, Germany in the quarterfinals and then when first exploit, the second, the United States, teammates Eugenie Le Sommer has a unique opportunity to bring even a little more light to women’s football. In 2011 during the World Cup in Germany, their epic semi-finalists had allowed Blue to gain notoriety. In 2015 in Canada, we expect at least as much from them

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