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France U21 Overwhelms Poland U21 in Žilina
In a match held at the Štadión Pod Dubňom in Žilina, France U21 demonstrated their superiority against Poland U21 with a convincing victory. The match, valid for the group stage of the UEFA U21 Championship, saw the French team impose their game with 65% possession and a total of 22 shots, 9 of which were on target.
The goal fest began early, in the 18th minute, with a goal by N. Zeze, assisted by D. Cisse. A minute later, D. Cisse extended the lead. Cisse himself would score again in the 29th minute, this time assisted by L. Tchaouna, sealing a dominant first half. Poland showed resilience but was overwhelmed on the pitch.
In the second half, Poland pulled one back in the 61st minute thanks to A. Mosor, assisted by J. Kaluzinski. However, Polish hopes were dashed when M. Abline scored for France in the 82nd minute, assisted by N. Edjouma. A goal from Poland was disallowed for offside in the 53rd minute. The match was marked by its intensity, with a total of eight yellow cards shown, two for France and six for Poland. Despite their efforts, Poland only managed to generate 8 shots, with 3 on target, highlighting the French defensive solidity. Serbian referee Nenad Minaković officiated the match in Žilina. France also dominated in corner kicks, with 10 in their favor compared to Poland’s 3.
Substitutions poland u21: at minute 46 M. Kowalczyk came in and A. Kozubal went out., at minute 46 M. Matysik came in and P. Peda went out., at minute 62 M. Legowski came in and J. Kaluzinski went out., at minute 79 T. Pienko came in and M. Fornalczyk went out., at minute 87 F. Szymczak came in and L. Bejger went out.
Substitutions france u21: at minute 68 M. Abline came in and L. Tchaouna went out., at minute 68 N. Edjouma came in and J. Bahoya went out., at minute 69 F. Lemarechal came in and L. Agoume went out., at minute 79 W. Odobert came in and T. Barry went out., at minute 87 Q. Merlin came in and K. Sildillia went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
France U21
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Poland U21
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