The friendly match France vs Scotland ended without surprise when the world runner-up was too strong compared to the opponent. Thanks to the brilliant performance of striker Mbappe and defender Pavard, France crushed Scotland with a strong score of 4-1.
GoalsFrance : Pavard (16′, 25′), Mbappe (41′), Coman (70′)Scotland: Gilmour (11′)
Having soon won tickets to attend EURO 2024, France entered the match against Scotland with a very comfortable spirit. They played somewhat subjectively and let the opponent take the lead in the 11th minute. Starting from Camavinga’s bad pass, Gilmour had the opportunity to escape and defeat goalkeeper Maignan with a very dangerous kick.
However, that is all Scotland can do. After conceding a goal, France became more serious and immediately created a dominant position. In the 16th minute, defender Pavard, who plays in Serie A for Inter Milan, brought the match back to balance with an unstoppable header.
Pavard had a memorable day of competition because in the 25th minute he scored a header to complete the double, thereby helping France advance. Making a big contribution to this goal was Mbappe, the owner of Les Bleus, who made an impressive breakthrough before passing the ball to Pavard to score.
At the end of the first half, Mbappe’s striker partner, Giroud, was fouled in the penalty area, causing Scotland to be awarded a penalty. Mbappe was responsible for kicking the penalty and he completed the task to increase the score to 3-1.
Having created a safe gap, France proactively slowed down the pace of the match after the break. Even though they didn’t try too hard, they still scored another goal thanks to Coman in the 70th minute. Having crushed Scotland with a score of 4-1, France made the fans extremely satisfied because this was their 6th victory. of them in the last 7 matches.
Squad
France: Maignan, Clauss, Pavard, Konate (Lukeba 87′), Theo Hernandez, Tchouameni (Kamara 76′), Camavinga, Dembele (Coman 64′), Griezmann (Fofana 76′), Mbappe (Muani 87′), Giroud ( Thuram 64′).
Scotland: Kelly (Clark 46′), Patterson (McGinn 89′), Hendry, Cooper (Souttar 64′), McKenna, Taylor, Ferguson, McTominay, Gilmour (Armstrong 76′), McLean (Christie 77′), Adams (Brown 65′).
