Hopes coach Sylvain Ripoll is on track to qualify the Bleuets for a third consecutive Euro final phase in 2023. His men, in fact, consolidate their position as leader of group H in qualifying after his card (7- 0) this Thursday in Grenoble (Isère) at the expense of Armenia during the 5th day (end of the first leg).
Despite the absence of his goleador, the Niçois Amine Gouiri, victim of a contracture in a thigh at the start of the rally, the France team quickly took the lead following a superb one-two between Maxence Caqueret and Sofiane Diop concludes with a strike from the Lyonnais in the top corner (11th).
The Monegasque then shows himself opportunistic by scoring the goal of the break (27th) before doubling at the start of the second period (50th).
Before the break, the Lyon crack Rayan Cherki had celebrated his first tenure in Hope with a splendid free kick at 20m in the window of the Armenian goalkeeper (3-0, 35th).
BUT WHAT A NIGHT!
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Rayan Cherki scores a magnificent direct free kick and scores the 3rd goal in the 1st half 🤩
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In the second period, Arnaud Kalimuendo scored the 5th and 6th goals before Enzo Le Fée, who had taken part in the rout of the Olympic team in Tokyo, added up late in the game.
The only hitch of the Tricolores in the Faroe Islands on September 6 is now well behind them.
France occupies, indeed, solidly the first place of its group by totaling 13 points (4 victories and a draw) with 3 lengths in advance on Ukraine, stricken last month (5-0), and seven units on North Macedonia (3rd).
Ukrainians and French will meet again on March 29 for, probably, the group final.
