The national team was defeated by a penalty and fell heroically to France

Too bad for her Hellas! The national team fought, but did not succeed against France, knowing an away defeat with 1-0 for the 4th matchday of the qualifying phase of the 2nd group.

Our representative group presented positive person in a significant period of the match, but deflected by Mbappe’s penalty in the 55′, which was executed bis, with Vlachodemos initially resisting and Laothos ordering a repeat because Mavropanos entered the area earlier. The Stuttgart stopper proved fatal for the blue-and-white team, since he was the one who committed the offense, for which the Spanish referee showed the white bull, making… a kick to Griezmann. Moreover, he faced her Red card in 69′ for a foul on Kolo Mouani who was about to face Vladochimos.

The 4th matchday:

France-Greece 1-0

(55′ pt. Mbappe)

Ireland-Gibraltar 3-0

(52′ Johnston, 59′ Ferguson, 90+2′ Ida)

The next (5th) matchday (7/9)

Holland-Greece

France-Ireland

The score of the 2nd group:

The national team’s schedule:

Thursday, September 7, 2023, (21:45): Netherlands – Greece

Sunday, September 10, 2023, (21:45): Greece – Gibraltar

Friday 13 October 2023, (21:45): Ireland – Greece

Monday, October 16, (21:45): Greece – Netherlands

Tuesday, November 21, (21:45): Greece – France

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In the mind of the coaches

Loyal to 4-3-3 Gustavo Poget, but with a reinforced center this time. Vlachodemos was in goal, Baldok, Mavropanos, Hatzidiakos and Tsimikas the four – from right to left – in defense. Kourbelis and Siopis in midfield, with Bakaseta up front in a more creative role. Masouras was on the right “wing” and Mandalos on the left with Giakoumakis moving at the top.

With 4-2-3-1 France. Menian was in goal, Kute, Konate, Upamecano and Teo Hernandez the four in defense. Tswameni and Kamavinga the two midfielders, with Coman and Mbappe on the “wings”, Griezmann having a free role, while Kolo Mwani was at the top.

In the match

The match film was as expected, with France overwhelmingly in possession, pushing for a quick 1-0. However, the first moment almost came from the blue and white team, with Siopis making a long ball in the 1st minute for Masoura who came out in a hidden forward role, but Menia read the phase and blocked. In the next minute, France tried to threaten, with Mbappe going down easily then in Baldock’s hold. In the first half the home team called for a total of four penalties.

The first threat from France’s side occurred in the 6th minute, when after a bad calculation by Mavropanos, Theo Hernandez and Kolo Mouani tried to take advantage, who were inside the area, but Hadzidiakos and Mavropanos prevented the worst. The ball also found the hand of the Stuttgart stopper, but the shot was from a very close distance. In a more rational way came the next phase (8′) of France who started to find a rhythm, with Coman making the turn and Mbappe making a shot from a good position, but not in the ideal conditions, missing due to his pressure Baldock. In the 11th minute, Tsimikas took the foul from Coman and ended the game after Mbappe’s dangerous cross from the left.

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Close to the twenty minute mark, the National Team was able to somewhat “freeze” the pace and put the brakes on France, but during this time the “tricolor” made their first classic opportunity, with Mbappe making a nice cross and Kolo Muani making a header (25′), with the ball going just wide. A minute later, the national team had their first shot, when after Baldock’s cross, Konate cleared and Bakasetas caught a curling shot that was blocked by Menian.

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The slow tempo from the second half of the first half onwards, the continuous complaints of the French and especially Mbappe, which resulted in frequent interruptions, favored our National Team, which saw the home team press harder in their area. In some cases he timidly tried to come forward, but at one Masoura braked because he did not find support, while Giakoumakis made a bad shot from about 20 meters in the 33rd minute. France had one of their best moments just before the end of the first half, with Coman doing well and Conte putting in from close range, with Vlachodemos repulsing impressively.

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The National Team may have continued in the second part from where it left off in the first, coming in focused, but it found itself back in the score almost out of nowhere. The sloppy marking of Mavropanos, who tried to drive me away… karate before Griezmann as a result injuring the Atletico Madrid striker, he gave the opportunity to score in the 53rd minute, with Vlachodemos saying “no” to Mbappe. However, the execution was replayed because Mavropanos, who had earlier escaped with a yellow card, entered the area earlier. The 24-year-old superstar of Paris found a home, with the Greek goalkeeper falling well on the second occasion as well, but not being able to prevent the 1-0 in the 55′.

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The national team was now looking for its footing and France he could see water entering the groove and looked to score a second goal quickly, with Hadzidiakos clearing in the 60th minute before Mbappe after Koman’s effort. Where he began to tread well again Greece and appear capable of threateningwith Mandalo having a full shot (65′), but on Menian, a second “hit” came.

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Kolo Muani left on the back of our defence, o Black cloth tried to stop him and pushed his opponent, with Laoth na it shows him directly red.

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The national team continued with something like 5-3-1 from that point on, fighting tooth and nail to stay upright. France then found a good free kick from Griezmann who sent the ball just over the opponent’s goal in the 73rd minute, while they had several good moments after the 82nd minute. At that point, after a nice movement of the ball, Mbappe sent the ball just wide. In the 87th, Greece had a good moment going quickly on the counterattack, with Pavlidis breaking to Foudas who saw his shot blocked.

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In the next phase, France he ran away with incredible speed to the counter and Mbappe from the left broke for Dembele who couldn’t get to the ball with the National team escaping an almost certain goal.

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In the 14 minutes of stoppage time, there were more good moments, with Vlahodemos saying “no” to Mbappe in the 90’+4′, while Menian read the phase in the 90’+6 and moved away before Pavlidis. This was followed by a shot by Giroud (90’+10′) that missed. Just before the break France counter-attacked 4 v 1, but Dembele was too late and Foudas with a heroic sprint caught up to him.

MVP: There are many stars in France, but none shone much brighter. Griezmann didn’t have the length of other team-mates, but as usual he was a worker for the French national team and the one who took the penalty which unlocked the blue and white defence.

Whistle: In the first half there was a lot of complaining from the French and especially from Mbappe. The French called for at least four penalties, three of which included the 24-year-old superstar. Not all the phases looked innocent in normal flow, but through the replays it seemed to have judged correctly by Laoth, who seemed to be waiting for the VAR as well. The penalty is correct, while a replay was formally correctly awarded. Mavropanos was spared the red card for his foul, while in the 69th minute he was sent off in his attempt to stop Kolo Mouani, pushing his opponent just above the permissible limit.

The film of the match via sport-fm.gr

France (Didier Deschamps): Menian – Kouté, Konate, Upamecano, Theo Hernandez – Tswameni, Kamavinga – Coman (77′ Dembele), Griezmann (86′ Nkoukou), Mbappe, Kolo Mouani (86′ Giroud)

On the bench remained the Samba, Areola, Pavar, Disasi, Fofana, Kamara, Tiram, Fofana, Veretou

Greece (Gustavo Poget): Vlachodimos – Baldok, Mavropanos, Hatzidiakos, Tsimikas – Siopis (66′ Fountas), Kourbelis, Bakasetas (72′ Retsos), – Masouras (71′ Koulierakis), Mantalos, Giakoumakis (66′ Pavlidis)

On the bench remained the Paschalakis, Athanasiadis, Bouchalakis, Papanikolaou, Pelkas, Rota, Limnios, Giannoulis