90+4
10:37 p.m
…and it almost rings! The ball at rest comes back to Hove, whose cross falls at the far post when Klaesson moved up. However, Jatta does not place his template on the five in the goal, Lukeba just blocks.
90+4
10:35 p.m
The opportunity for Norway! The ball lands at Ceide’s feet as a result of a high cross from the right. His attempt is blocked by Chotard for a corner…
90+2
10:35 p.m
Klaesson saves twice! First he stops at a French counterattack against Wahi, who closes too unplaced from 16 meters. A little later, Gouiri appears on the left in the box, but also only remains second winner against the goalkeeper.
90
22:32
Official stoppage time (minutes): 4
87
22:28
Now Chevalier has to grab it too. The 21-year-old safely defused a long-range shot from 24 meters in the middle by Zabulonsen.
85
22:27
France must be careful. The Smerud-Elf gets busy again in the last few minutes.
82
22:23
The next double change for the Norwegians. Møller Wolfe and Solbakken take over for Hjelde and Zafeiris.
81
22:22
Substitution for Norway: Markus Solbakken
81
22:22
Norway are making a substitution with Christos Zafeiris
81
22:22
David Møller Wolfe comes on as a substitute for Norway
81
22:22
Norway are making the substitution with Leo Hjelde
80
22:21
Yellow card for Seedy Jatta (Norway)
Jatta starts the overhead kick in the opponent’s sixteen and hits Lukeba on top of the head. Yellow is correct.
79
22:20
change on both sides. Smerud sends Ceide and Jatta into the race for Bobb and Botheim. Ripoll trades Koné for Caqueret.
78
22:19
Manu Koné comes on as a substitute for France
78
22:19
France are substituting for Maxence Caqueret
77
22:19
Substitution for Norway: Seedy Jatta
77
22:19
Substitution in Norway: Erik Botheim
77
22:19
Emil Ceide comes on for Norway
77
22:19
Substitution for Norway: Oscar Bobb
74
22:16
The lions report again offensive claims. First Simakan has to clear a cross from the left defensive wing to the corner. This lands on Botheim’s skull, but his header from eight meters is blocked by Lukeba.
72
22:13
Klaesson has to go again! This time it’s Cherki himself, who fails at the keeper with a flick from 17 meters inside the left.
69
22:11
Cherki serves Gouiri with a fine heel trick. The striker moves from the left into the middle, but finds his master in Klaesson with his too-central finish.
66
22:08
Olise hurt herself during this action. The 21-year-old makes way for Barcola.
65
22:07
Bradley Barcola comes on as a substitute for France
65
22:07
Substitution for France: Michael Olise
64
22:05
Almost Olise again! A wonderful high through ball from midfield reaches the scorer of the 1:0 near the penalty spot. However, he easily fails to accept the ball – and Klaesson is there in time.
62
22:04
Dreifachweppe with the Ripoll troupe. Wahi, Gouiri and Cherki replace Kalimuendo, Adli and Le Fée.
60
22:03
Rayan Cherki comes on for France
60
22:03
Substitution for France: Enzo Le Fée
60
22:03
Substitution for France: Amine Gouiri
60
22:03
Substitution for France: Amine Adli
60
22:03
Elye Wahi comes on as a substitute for France
60
22:03
Arnaud Kalimuendo comes off the bench for France
57
21:58
Tooor for France, 0:1 by Michael Olise
Olise puts France in front! It’s finally going fast: After winning the ball in his own half, Adli escapes on the left flank. Kalimuendo initially misses his low cross in the center. Olise, however, is right at the far post and pushes in from eight meters.
53
21:55
… via detours, Le Fée manages to set up a one-two on the half-right edge of the penalty area. As he falls, he pushes the pill over to the right from twelve meters.
52
21:55
The Blues come to a corner on the right wing…
49
21:52
First of all, the game begins in the second period as it had ended before. However, it seems that there is a little more intensity in the duels.
46
21:50
It continues without personnel changes.
46
21:50
Kick-off 2nd half
45
21:34
Mid-term conclusion:
Halftime between Norway and France at the U21 European Championship, no goals have been scored yet. In view of the course of the game so far, however, the question also arises as to where these should have come from. Both sides are struggling to find pace in their offensive efforts. Les Bleus in particular, who have been generating a lot of possession since the tenth minute, are having a hard time in the second and third thirds. Only a header from Adli could be booked as a shot on goal. The second round can only get better. See you soon!
43
21:29
Symbolic: After numerous passes, Adli moves from the left to the middle and plays a bad pass into the opponent’s feet. The French, in particular, prefer to play cross forwards up to this point.
40
21:27
There are only a few minutes left before the break. From a neutral point of view, this can only be good news – so far the whole thing has been a mild evening kick.
37
21:22
Yellow card for Leo Hjelde (Norway)
The next tactical foul is attributed to the northern Europeans. Hjelde sees the yellow box instead.
34
21:19
As Adli was already cautioned in the clash with the Italians, he will miss the third group game against Switzerland. The Bayer 04 Leverkusen player would only be eligible to play again in the possible quarter-finals.
31
21:16
Yellow card for Amine Adli (France)
Adli stops Bobb tactically – yellow.
29
21:16
Almost half an hour is gone, France controls the action over long distances. So far, however, nothing more than an Adli header has come out.
26
21:13
Overall, however, the match is still extremely poor. To put it positively: Both nations are defensively very disciplined.
23
21:08
France works out a free kick in the right half field. But the cross sails far too far – kick off.
20
21:08
On the other hand, the Scandinavians are increasingly being pushed onto the defensive. After the initially courageous first ten turns of the hand, Botheim and Co. are completely unregistered.
17
21:04
Little by little, the Équipe Tricolore takes over the initiative. However, the flanks are often too imprecise.
14
21:00
Finally a degree! Larouci hits a cross on the first post from the left. Adli pushes the playground equipment with his head right into Klaesson’s arms.
12.
20:58
The fact remains: Absolutely nothing happens offensively. In the meantime, however, Les Bleus generate more possession than their opponents.
9.
20:56
Furthermore, there is practically no tempo in the game. The French in particular still have their difficulties.
6.
20:52
Yellow card for Mohamed Simakan (France)
Simakan stops a Norwegian attack by dropping to the ground and stopping the ball with his hand. He rightly sees yellow for it.
4.
20:50
Quiet start in the first few minutes. Not much is happening yet.
20:21
On the other hand, it was a tailor-made start for the Équipe Tricolore – albeit with a lot of dizziness. After a shaky final phase, they won very narrowly (2:1) against Italians who were temporarily stronger. The stoppage time was particularly bitter for the Squadra Azzurra: Bellanova scored to make it 2-2, but the goal was not counted because the referee team did not realize that the ball had crossed the goal line. Since there is no VAR at the U21 European Championship, the French finally triumphed. This gives them the best chance of reaching the quarter-finals.
20:01
Of course, the Scandinavians had not imagined it that way at all. A win against Switzerland would have been essential to progress. In the end, however, the Confederates won a lively game with a lot of speed (2:1) – this does not mean that the Norwegians are eliminated, but the two highest hurdles in the group are now waiting. In any case, triple point wins are needed against France and Italy.
19:44
Hello and welcome to the U21 European Championship! On the second matchday of Group D, the Norwegians will face the French juniors. Kick-off in Cluj-Napoca is at 20:45.