2ND HALF!!URUGUAY VERSUS FRANCE MATCH REPORT
45th minute:match begins with a very high tempo
Mbappe takes
charge but a foul is recorded thus leading to a free kick which Griezmann takes
but in trying to do a goal kick
he misjudged Griezmann who almost scored but for ill luck
48th
minute:a free kick and its quickly taken
by the French
52nd
minute:Pavad's aimless shot at goal was a sharp contrast to his super goal
against Argentina :a long ranged copa banana shot.
55th
minute:Caceres kicks out badly as the absence of Edinson Cavani becomes very
evident for his nation.Christain Stuani is replaced by Christain Rodriguez for
Uruguay
60th
minute:Pogba wins the ball right in the middle of the pitch and then
orchestrates a move which ends up with Antoine Griezmann whose left footed
rocket ends up beating Uruguay 's
goalkeeper as he bizarrely punches into his own net .
Griezmann
did not celebrate so much due to his friendship with David Godin..
63rd
minute:Christain Rodriguez 's grounder narrowly misses target as Uruguay will
appear seems to be cursing its luck for the injury that ruled out star
man:Edinson Cavani..
65th
minute:Supersport commentator reveals that France had never lost out anytime
Griezmann scores :17 wins ,2 draws before today.
By the way
Paul Pogba is said to be god father to Griezmann 's daugter.
66th
minute:Tempers rose on the field with a challenge by Rodriguez on Mbappe
causing a near fiasco.
Paul Pogba
was also seen in the thick of action however both Rodriguez and Mbappe were
rightfully carded by the referee as replay on television showed Pogba teasing
an opponent as if he was talking to a child..
69th
minute:Pogba switches the direction of play upfield but Hernandez could not
keep the ball in play..
74th
miunte:the game wears on as France appeared to be having the upper hand in the
last match at Nizhny Novgorad Stadium..
75th
minute:Mbappe cuts into Uruguay 's defence like a knife through a hot butter
but he was up ended as the ball rolls to Olivier Giroud who lost out in the
final contest..
76th
minute:Didier in pensive mood as his wards charge forward ,he attempts to be
the 3rd man in all of history both as a coach and as a player to win the world
cup with the others been Mario Zagalo of Brazil and Franz Beckenbaur of
France..
81st
minute:Giroud is stopped for a foul on his marker as his move towards a counter
attack is halted by the referee's whistle
82nd
minute:Uruguay has not had any attempt at goal and for the goalkeeper to have conceded in the way he
did was a rarity.
He has
played at the highest level of the game in europe at Galatasaray in Turkey and
Lazio in italy as well in an illustrious career of well over 100 caps yet two
well taken strikes against his nation will most likely see them out of the
biggest stage of all:the world cup.
85th
minute:Ousmane Dembele replaces electrifying paced Kyllian Mbappe as Deschamps
hugs the latter for his on field heroics
90th
minute:Urgency in Uruguay's camp as it tries to get something out of the game
after committing everyone upfront in search of a goal
added time:
Nabil Fekir
replaces Antoinne Griezmann
Fekir has
been brought into the deep into injury time as game weras ding dong look with
the referee's whistle halting the proceedings to herald a win for France and a
loss for Uruguay..
matches for
France at this world cup five times .
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