Wendie Renard took out her boss’s cape to reassure the Raymond-Kopa stadium. Against Uruguay, the Blues showed little serenity until the 34th minute, the moment chosen by the captain to send the marvelous opening at the origin of Kenza Dali’s goal, that of 2 to 1. In the process, Renard, ultra-dominant, scored with a header from a pinpoint corner from the same Dali (3-1, 43rd).
Among the good news of this first act, the first goal with the Bleues de la Rémoise Kessya Bussy (26th). However, Corinne Deacon, who made eight changes from the French victory against Denmark (1-0) on Wednesday, pointed to a dissatisfied face, pointing in particular to “an individual error”, that of Hawa Cissoko. “Individual performances were not up to par, but the collective came out of it bigger,” said the coach at the microphone of W9.
At fault from the first minutes of play, the defender forced the Parisian Constance Picaud to a first rescue for her first in the tricolor cages. The West Ham player repeated this bad recovery in the 31st minute and, this time, the goalkeeper was beaten by the Uruguayan Luciana Gomes, author of the equalizer.
Toletti’s cannon shot
Supported by her teammates, Cissoko was still taken out by Deacon at the break. Les Bleues have gone back to a three-man defense, a system inaugurated last November against Norway. The technician notably launched Delphine Cascarino and Sandy Baltimore after returning from the locker room. The French then did not concede anything to the 67th nation in the Fifa ranking.
With a cannon shot from 25 meters, Sandie Toletti lobbed the Uruguayan goalkeeper (71st). His partner at Real Madrid, Naomie Feller, scored the last goal of the game (5-1, 79th), nine minutes after coming on. Deacon also again gave minutes to Parisian Kheira Hamraoui.
Constrained by absences (Katoto, Mbock, Karchaoui, Bacha…), Deacon is still groping five months before the World Cup. She will have the opportunity to further analyze the forces present next Tuesday against Norway, beaten by Denmark earlier this Saturday (2-0). The opportunity, too, to win this friendly tournament. Les Bleues lead their group of four teams, three points ahead of the Danes and the Norwegians.
