France team in the second round group stage The European Championship with great difficulty was able to defeat the Albanian national team and entrenched in first place in group A. Antoine Griezmann scored the winning goal in the 90th minute, and Dimitrie Payet doubled the advantage of the French, scoring in the second fight in a row. Review of the meeting from Readfootball. com
The first round of the current Euro made it clear that there will be no passing matches in this tournament. Today, the hostess of this football festival had to fight with the Albanians, who tragically lost to Switzerland (0-1) in their debut match at the European Championship.
Didier Deschamps was dissatisfied with the actions of his charges in the game against Romania, so he made several changes. Pogba and Griezmann remained on the bench, and Martial and Coman came out from the first minutes. Dimitrie Payet went to the center of the field, and Coman took his place on the left flank of the attack. At the guests, Ayeti replaced the disqualified Lorik Tsanu in the center of defense.
Albania showed in the match against Switzerland that they are not going to be afraid of anyone and will play their own football. And the football of the Albanians, it should be said, is decent. The team is able to play the entire match as the second number, and sometimes give out five minutes of total superiority. At the same time, Albanian players are extremely uncompromising in martial arts and cling to the ball perfectly even in difficult situations. And the wards of De Byazi are superbly ready in physical plane, so we were ready to run for 90 minutes today and prevent the French from drawing their combinations.
For the entire first half, the opponents did not strike a single shot on target. But situations close to scoring arose enough. In the first minutes, the French for some reason decided to load Olivier Giroud as much as possible. Serves for the Arsenal forward came either from the left or from the right flank, and the hero of the Republic, Dimitri Payet, most often became their author. At the end of the debut quarter of the meeting, the hosts earned a dangerous standard, followed by a canopy on Giroud, who from a lethal position launched the ball just above the gate.
Albania was quick to respond. A couple of minutes later, the Mountain Eagles made a dangerous counterattack, Hyusay was on the right flank with the ball, shot into the penalty area, where Sadiq tried to drive the ball into the goal with his long leg, but did not reach it. Then Albania showed some home preparations in the execution of corner kicks. Memushai shot into the center of the penalty area, the oncoming partner tried to send the ball into the far corner, but Matuidi rushed under the projectile and saved his team.
Going to the break, the hosts did not have any playing or psychological advantage, so Didier Deschamps had to do a lot of work. To begin with, the hosts' helmsman released Pogba on the field, sending Martial to the locker room. Payet went to the usual left flank, from where he continued to create. The French tried to kick start the second half of the meeting, but after a few minutes they missed a dangerous counterattack, which ended with a cut by Sagna and a hit on the post.
After an hour of play, France was still able to “close” the Albanians in their own penalty area. However, the effectiveness of the “tricolor” attacks left much to be desired: seventeen shots and not a single one on target. In the 68th minute, Giroud did everything right - he opened under the canopy and jumped higher than everyone else, but the ball shook the post after a tight shot. As a result, the Arsenal forward left the field without a goal, giving way to Gignac.
This time the hero of the nation was Antoine Griezmann. The nimble striker in the 90th minute perfectly accepted another throw into the penalty area and opened the gates of the Albanians, 1-0. And already in the last added minute, Payet was finally able to strike on target, which immediately turned into a second goal.
This is how the Albanians again lose with dignity, and the French take three points, but leave a lot of questions about their game. The group's favorites with great difficulty open the defense of their rivals, but so far the magnificent Payet is doing his job. Albania still retains theoretical chances of qualifying from the group, but even now we can state that the mountain eagles' debut at the Euro turned out to be worthy.
On June 15, the matches of the second round of the group round began at the European Championship. In quartet A, the French team in Marseille at the Velodrome stadium played against Albania. A 2-0 victory guaranteed Didier Deschamps' team a place in the 1/8 finals, and the Albanians, despite the defeat, retained the chances of getting into the playoffs. "Apostrophe" held an online broadcast of the match.
France 2-0 Albania
goals: Griezmann, 90; Payet, 90+5.
France: Lloris, Rami, Koscielny, Sagna, Evra, Matuidi, Payet, Kante, Coman (Grismann, 68), Marcial (Pogba, 46), Giroud (Gignac, 77).
Albania: Berisha, Leela (Roshi, 71), Hyusai, Mavray, Legnani, Agolli, Ayeti (Veseli, 85), Kukeli (Jaka, 74), Memushai, Abrashi, Sadiku.
Warnings: Kante, 88 - Kukeli, 55; Abrashi, 81
Final match statistics.
Shots on goal: France - 22 (2 on target), Albania - 8 (0).
Corners: France - 6, Albania - 4.
Ball possession: France -59%, Albania - 41%.
Sounds like final whistle- France advance to the play-offs
Payet picked up the ball, burst into the penalty area and put the ball into the right corner
90+6 France scores the second goal!
After Rami's cross from the right flank, Griezmann headed the ball into the net
90 France takes the lead!
88 Kante receives a yellow card for failing a counterattack
Berisha is in no hurry to knock out the ball - there is nothing left for the Albanians to hold out!
85 Veseli plays instead of Ayeti
84 Dangerous shot from outside the box by Pogba - the ball ricocheted off the Albanian player and went for a corner next to the post
83 Sagna served dangerously from the right flank, but Griezmann did not manage to reach the ball, which the goalkeeper got
82 Again, after Payet's free-kick, none of the French reached the ball
81 yellow card receives Abrashi
79 Immediately, Gignac gave a dangerous right hand, Payet hesitated to continue the attack, and it ended with a Sagna shot - above the gate
77 Spectators escort Giroud off the field with a whistle, replaced by Gignac, who plays for the exotic Mexican Tigres.
76 Hysay crossed from the right, but the ball flew too high over the box
76 The French cleared the ball after the standard
75 Evra fouled against Roshi, free kick from the right flank will be taken by the French
74 Xhaka comes on for a tired Kukeli
73 Kukeli ended up on the lawn - a cramp cramped the Albanian's leg
71 Roshi plays instead of Leela
70 Pogba broke up the attack in the center, but hesitated with the transfer and late passed to Kante, whose shot was blocked by the defenders
69 Now that's dangerous" Another shot from Giroud - after Evra's cross he hit the post
68 Griezmann comes on for Coman.
67 Coman crossed from the left flank, Giroud barely touched the ball with his head and shot wide of the goal
65 Pogba wins a corner but France fails to capitalize on it
63 Koscielny heads but goes very high over the crossbar
62 After Paye's serve, Abrashi heads the ball
62 France awarded a corner
60 Albanians dropped Matuidi - a free kick is played by France in their own half of the field
58 Long-range shot from Paye - the ball flies well above the gate. Yes, not in every match the midfielder gets masterpieces
You involuntarily catch yourself thinking that the Ukrainian national team in friendly matches before Euro 2016 looked more convincing against Romania and Albania than France
56 Coman decided on a long-range strike - it turned out very inaccurate
56 Kukelj got booked - he will miss the next match
55 Albania takes a corner, Lloris clears the ball with his fists
54 France has the moment! After a cross, Evra hit Pogba from the left corner of the goalkeeper's area - the ball whistled inches over the crossbar
53 France took a corner, but again to no avail
52 Wow! Husai cut the ball into the Fratarska from the left flank and Rami in a hustle with the defenders played with his chest and the ball hit the post!
The French moved after the break, apparently a very serious conversation took place in the locker room
48 Another point for France - after the "scoop" from Payet - Berisha made a mistake at the exit and left the gate empty, but there was no one to hit from
47 Payet treacherously served from a free kick from the left flank - the ball did not hit anyone and almost flew in an arc into the goal
46 After Giroud's cross from the left flank, a dangerous goal was shot by Coman - the ball flew close to the post
46 Pogba replaces Martial
46 Second half started
Here is the outsider. Albania landed more shots and more corners in the 1st half. Deschamps urgently needs to make adjustments, otherwise everything will end badly for the French.
1st half stats. Shots on goal: France - 4 (0), Albania - 5 (0); corner: 1 - 3; ball possession: 62% - 38%.
Break
45+1 Sadyku is offside
45+1 Albania awarded a corner
45 The referee allowed 1 minute
44 Memushay shot hard, but the ball went over the crossbar
42 Dangerous free kick earned by Albania - Evra played dangerously against Lila
Pogba is actively warming up behind the side, it looks like Deschamps will release him at the beginning of the second half as a substitute, the main favorite of Euro 2016 looks very sad
40 Hyusay crossed from the right flank, but none of his partners in the penalty area managed to catch the ball
39 This time the Albanians used the corner inefficiently
39 Danger! There was a low serve into the penalty area, Lignani managed to break through and the ball ricocheted off for a corner
38 Albania take a free kick from the right flank - Koscielny has to head the ball for a corner
Spectators try to wake the French team with the Marseillaise
36 France took a free kick from the right flank, Giroud headed it - weakly and above the gate
35 Coman showed a cascade of tricks on the left flank, but they were of little use - the Frenchman gave an inaccurate pass
35 The ball, after a free kick, went straight into the hands of the Albanian goalkeeper
34 France will take a free kick from the right flank
33 Passed to Giroud's move from deep in the field, but Giroud did not have time to process it and knocked it out
32 Shot on Sadyku's goal, but the ball hit the opponent and rolled into the hands of the goalkeeper
The teams just stopped, they roll the ball between free throws without aggravation, there is a deafening whistle at the Velodrome
The teams have been playing for almost half an hour and it can be stated that France has not yet succeeded in attacking
27 Martial tried to shoot into Evra's penalty area, but made a too strong pass.
24 Hysay made a dangerous cross from the right flnaga, but Lloris got ahead of the opponents who were trying to break through and covered the ball
24 Albania is in control of the ball in midfield
22 Evra shot from the left, but none of the French were in the penalty area
21 Albania almost ran into a quick counter-attack - but the French intercepted the ball in midfield
19 Martial completed a pass on the left flank with an offensive foul
18 After the corner, the Albanians kick the ball
17 France has been awarded a corner
16 The standard at the Albanian gate does not lead to danger
15 Martial burst into the penalty area from the left and shot, but his shot was blocked, as it turned out not according to the rules - there will be a free kick
Spectators do not like what is happening on the field and they start whistling
13 Albania managed to push the game away from their half of the field - they also have good control of the ball
10 The Albanians responded with a flank pass by Legnani, but his cross from the left was blocked by opponents
9 Coman was stopped by the rules in the central zone - the Albanian national team players are trying to bring down the attacking impulse of the French by any means
8 After Evra's arc from the left flank, Giroud failed to win the horseback fight against the Albanians
7 Pass by the left flank performed by Paye was stopped by the defenders - the Albanians play tenaciously in defense
5 Another foul by the Albanians - this time Evra was hurt in the central zone
4 Giroud heads over the crossbar from Payet's cross
3 France take a free kick from the right wing
The French start at a slow pace, but immediately take control of the ball
1 Albanians fouled in midfield
1 Callum blows the starting whistle!
The match is preceded by a minute of silence in memory of the policemen who died at the hands of a terrorist.
French President Francois Hollande is also in the arena today
Tribunes in unison with the players of the French national team perform "La Marseillaise"
Albanian anthem sounds
Teams enter the field of the legendary stadium "Velodrome"
Didier Deschamps made tough personnel conclusions from the match against Romania and today left Pogba and Griezmann, who played unsuccessfully in the opening match of the tournament, in reserve.
France: Lloris, Evra, Koscielny, Rami, Sagna, Matuidi, Kante, Marcial, Payet, Coman, Giroud.
Albania: Berisha, Hyusai, Ayeti, Mavray, Agoli, Kukeli, Leela, Abrashi, Memushai, Legnani, Sadiku.
Now we can say for sure that in case of victory in today's match, the French team will become the first participant in the playoffs of Euro 2016.
Meanwhile, one match of the second round in Group A has already ended. Switzerland and Romania drew 1:1, scored 4 points and standings.
France team. Didier Deschamps' team defeated Romania 2-1 in Saint-Denis in a difficult opening match of the tournament.
The French pulled out the victory only in the 89th minute, when a magnificent long-range strike gate struck Dimitri Payet. Also in the composition of the two-time European champions, Olivier Giroud distinguished himself.
Albania lost to Switzerland 0:1. At the same time, she was forced to play in the minority from the 36th minute due to the removal of team captain Lorik Tsana, who earned a second warning and received a red card.
The absence of a leading central defender will be the main problem for the Italian coach of the Albanian national team Gianni De Biazi today.
France may have difficulties due to the fact that Albania has recently become an uncomfortable opponent for them. In June last year, Deschamps' team lost to the Albanians away in a friendly match with a score of 0:1. And in 2014 in Lorient, the control meeting between the rivals ended in a 1:1 draw. True, the French won the other four matches in the qualifiers for the European Championships in 1992 and 2012.
Didier Deschamps said before the match that he had a high opinion of the Albanian national team.
"Albania is a well organized team because they have italian coach who did an excellent job. They defend well, but they are strong not only in this, but also in quick counterattacks," Deschamps said.
Gianni De Biazi, in turn, promised to create problems for the French.
"We know France well. They play at home, they will be driven forward. We will try not to let the opponents play their football, and we will also carry out counterattacks when the opportunity arises," De Byasi said.
In case of victory in today's match, the French team actually guarantees itself access to the 1/8 finals. True, there is a chance that three teams in the group will score 6 points at once. But even in this case, the team, which ended up in third position, will most likely be in the playoffs, where four the best teams who finished third in their groups.
Bookmakers consider France to be the undisputed favorite of today's match, with odds of 1.25 for a win, 6.00 for a draw, and 16.00 for Albania.
Refereeing the match France - Albania will be a team of referees from Scotland, led by William Collum.
In one more match of the second round in group A today at 19:00 Romania and Switzerland will play.
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The second round of the European Football Championship began again in Group A, with the match between France and Albania.
The confrontation took place in Marseille.
France - Albania: match review
In the duel, the French national team won the Albanians with a score of 2:0.The French were leading, bending their line throughout almost the entire match, but the Albanian team courageously held on, because they managed to open the score only at the end - in the 90th minute, when Antoine Griezmann came on as a substitute.
During stoppage minutes, the French were able to score a goal thanks to Dimitri Payet's strike.
Thus, the host France was the first of all the teams to reach the playoffs, thanks to two matches won in a row with 6 points, and the Albanian team is an outsider in the standings.
The match summed up the second round in the group A table. The first - the French team (as already indicated above - with two matches won and six points). In second place - Switzerland - 4 points behind the results of one victory and one draw. Romania - third place and one point. And the team of Albania closes the table - 0 points.
At 22:00 will take place match France - Albania group A. See results football match and a detailed overview: forecast, lineups, goals, score.
The meeting of the French and Albanian teams, members of group A, will be held on June 15 at 22:00 in Marseille at the STADE VELODROME stadium (capacity 80,000 spectators). The French won heavily against the Romanian team, scoring the winning goal in the 88th minute, the Albanian team did not have enough luck, as they lost only 0-1 to the Swiss. In the last two personal meetings, the favorites took only a point out of six. In 2014, there was a 1-1 draw in a friendly game in France. In Albania in 2015 in a friendly game, the Albanians won the French minimum 1-0.
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France national team
Experts predict the victory of the French team in the European Championship, assessing their chances of kf. 4.2, and the victory of the Germans - cf. 4.5. Players such as Olivier Giroud, Paul Pogba, Antoine Griezmann, Dimitri Payet are able to help head coach Didier Deschamps solve the most daring tasks with his players. And if by and large, then no one doubts that this team will play at least in the semi-finals.
Albania national team
Albania head coach Gianni De Byazi is very upset by the loss at the start of the Swiss. Moreover, having conceded a goal in the 5th minute, his team had time to win back the missed ball, but lacked skill. The Albanian team, by and large, is not the team that experts see coming out of the group further. Other than the dedication and athleticism of its players, there are no more trump cards to win the other two games. Although in qualifying tournament for this championship, the Albanians twice “scalped” in the group: from the Portuguese and the Serbs.
France - Albania 15 June 2016: bookmaker's forecast
The forecast for the match between the national teams of France and Albania will not surprise anyone. No one doubts the victory of the home team, the offices also confirm this kf. 1.20. A draw in the game is unlikely - it's the bookmakers who evaluate odds. 6.2. The victory of Byazi's wards is considered as a fantasy - kf. 17.0.
The first games of France and Germany show that the favorites have won, but so far they are either saving their strength and trying to win at the expense of the class, or they are not good enough to expect confident victories from them. It remains to wait for the first game of the Spanish national team.