In the early morning of September 8, Beijing time, France played Ireland at home in the sixth round of Group B of the 2024 European Cup qualifier. In the first half, both sides attacked and defended each other, but failed to score goals. In the second half, France strengthened its attack, Pava
Ireland continues to win Parvall 2-0 in the French European preliminaries, and World Wave is amazing
In the early morning of September 8, Beijing time, in the sixth round of Euro 2024 qualifying group B, France played Ireland at home. In the first half, both sides attacked and defended each other, but failed to score goals. In the second half, France stepped up its attack. Paval and Mbape scored one goal respectively to help France beat Ireland 2-0 and win five consecutive victories in this group, continuing to lead the championship.
France took the initiative in this game, the ball control rate reached 66%, and the number of shots was 17, of which 7 were on target. Ireland adopted the tactics of defensive counterattack, with the ball control rate of only 34%, and the number of shots was 6, of which 2 were on target. France's attack mainly relies on the speed and technology of Mbape, Gretzman and Denbelle, while Ireland's defense relies on the heroic performance of Banuzu and the tenacious fight of the back line.
In the first half, France made threats many times, but failed to break the deadlock. The 15th minute, Gretzman's free kick was saved by Banuzu. In the 25th minute, Giru was replaced by Thuram due to injury. The 36th minute, Mbape's shot was confiscated by Banuzu. In the 39th minute, Mbape's goal was ruled invalid because Thuram was offside first. In the 42nd minute, Denbelle's cross was deflected by Thuram's header. Ireland had only one more dangerous chance. In the 18th minute, O'Bain's long-range shot was held out of the beam by Meinion.
In the second half, France finally opened the scoring account. In the 51st minute, Paval received Mbape's pass on the right road, and suddenly took a long-range shot. The ball flew into the goal from Banuzu's hand. France took a 1-0 lead. Paval scored his first goal of the national team, which was also a world wave. In the 68th minute, France expanded the score. When Dembele broke through on the left and passed, Mbape pushed and shot in front of the goal. France locked the victory 2-0. Mbape scored his sixth goal in this European preliminary and continued to lead the list of shooters. Ireland did not give up. Keane's shot was saved by Meiniang in the 72nd minute. In the 89th minute, Enposelle's header was saved by Mayion, and France held the zero.
The following is the data comparison of this game:
data | France | Ireland |
Ball control rate | 66% | 34% |
Number of shots | seventeen | six |
Number of shots | seven | two |
Corner kick times | eight | three |
Number of fouls | ten | eleven |
Number of yellow cards | one | two |