Football – 2023 World Cup Qualifications – New river score: the France team crushes Kazakhstan (5-0)

Fitness walk and course always perfect for Les Bleues. The French women’s team largely dominated Kazakhstan (0-5) Tuesday evening, in Astana, during the 4th day of the qualifiers for the 2023 World Cup. The players of Corinne Deacon continue after their festival against Estonia on Friday ( 11-0) and temporarily take a five-point lead over second-placed Wales with four wins in as many games. Melvine Malard scored her first two national goals while Marie-Antoinette Katoto also saw double.

The synthetic turf of the Astana Arena, watered for the occasion, had everything to favor the France team, overwhelmingly favorite against Kazakhstanis stuck at… 0 points before this meeting. This was the case in this match which left no room for the slightest dose of suspense. In control but still eager to print rhythm, the players of Corinne Deacon folded the case before half-time.

Dali still omnipresent, first goals for Malard

The duo Dali-Katoto has indeed allowed the Blue to get into a chair even before half an hour of play. The first, already radiant against Estonia, added two assists and a goal to its collection. A first caviar for a volley from Katoto (0-1, 9th), a strike from the right in one touch (0-2, 17th) then a corner placed on the head of the Parisian attacker (0-3, 23rd). And the trick was already played. Melvine Malard, she scored her first goal for the France team shortly before returning to the locker room, on a cross from her teammate at OL, Delphine Cascarino (0-4, 38th).

If we expected a potential humiliation in the second act, it was ultimately much calmer. Malard took advantage of a caviar from Sandie Toletti to afford a double (0-5, 54th). Then more. Dali, again she (66th), De Almeida (67th) and Malard (72nd) created the last big opportunities for the Blue, who did not need more to distance themselves from Wales, than they face in the November rally, four days after the second leg against Kazakhstan. Until then, they will be able to savor a solid record of 10 wins from their last 11 matches. Very serious.