As expected, the French women's team (3rd in the Fifa ranking) did not miss its return to the field by dominating (2-0) Serbia (41st), this Friday evening in Subotica, for the resumption of the campaign qualification for the Euro (postponed from 2021 to 2022).
So much for the result.
For the way, it is not yet that.
Six months after her last match and her success in the first Women's Tournament of France, before the stop related to the Covid-19 pandemic, the selection of Corinne Deacon was content to provide the essential, without really convincing.
France is back to 2nd place in Group G ahead of Serbia on goal difference.
Admittedly, the technician was deprived of six major players, between the international parenthesis decided by her goalkeeper Bouhaddi or the many packages on injury (Mbock, Renard, Tounkara, Henry, Geyoro).
Still, his Blues had the greatest difficulty in the world to impose their law and their game on modest Serbs.
At the quarter of play, the mass was already said thanks to a realization against his camp of Frajtovic on a recovery of the head of Katoto (6th), then the break of Majri (15th).
After?
Not much.
No record for Le Sommer
Powered goalkeeper n ° 1, Peyraud-Magnin spent a rather quiet evening.
Despite five attackers lined up at kickoff, the Blue never found the right combinations to give more scope to a score than the hierarchy supposed.
Captain in the absence of Amandine Henry, Eugénie Le Sommer will therefore have to wait before making history.
Mute during the three matches of the Tournament of France, the Lyonnaise is still chasing the record of Marinette Pichon, top scorer of the Blue with 81 goals.
Author of a volley over from the 9th minute, for what remains of her best opportunity, the 31-year-old Breton remains stuck at 80 goals.
She will have another opportunity to equal or beat the record next Tuesday in North Macedonia against the 129th nation in the Fifa rankings.
On this occasion, Le Sommer will have to show something else, just like the France team.