SportsMul takes a look at the highlights, man of the match and stats from Thursday's Nations League clash between Israel and France.
France They deservedly won their second Nations League game Israel 2-1 on Thursday night at Bosik Arena in Hungary.
Les Bleus scored through the midfielder Edward Kamawinga But got it back in the 24th minute Omri Kandelman.
Christopher Nungu He and Kamavinga, who went forward with Chelsea near the penalty area, secured France's victory four minutes later after some brilliant work.
The result leaves France second in the four-team Nations League Group A with six points from three games, one point behind Italy.
Meanwhile, Israel are six points behind France in last place with no points from three matches and will be relegated to League B if they stay where they are after three games.
Israeli goalkeeper Omri Glazer The Real Madrid midfielder's effort from outside the box on the left will be disappointed not to be able to save Kamavinga's strike, but Glazer somehow fumbled his save and let the ball bounce over the line.
Israel's equalizer was well taken by Kandelman, who drifted towards the penalty spot and headed home. Oscar GlockCross of, but William Saliba And Theo Hernandez One would think they could have done more to prevent Kindelman from having too much time and space in the box.
Kamavinga drifted infield from the right side of the pitch in the 28th minute, beating two Israeli opponents before sending it to Nkunku, who lofted the ball towards goal on his back near the edge of the penalty area. Feingold before finishing from the left of the six-yard box.
Matteo Guendouzi Theo Hernandez scored the third goal in the 87th minute when he brought the ball into the box from his own half. Bradley BarcolaA pass was fed to the onrushing Kunducci before the AC Milan left-back squared off, who struck from the edge of the box into the bottom-left corner.
There was still time for the fourth and Barkola hit the top right corner from inside the box on the left after good work. Ousmane Dembele, Randall Kolo Mwani and Guendouzi.
ISRAEL VS. France highlights
7th minute: Israel 0-1 France (Eduardo Kamavinga)
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Eduardo Kamavinga scored in the seventh minute, then his shot from the left side of the box was somehow deflected into the net by goalkeeper Omri Glazer.
A scream from Glazer!
24th minute: Israel 1-1 France (Omri Kandelman)
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A cross floats into the penalty area on the left and Omri Kandelman ghosts between William Saliba and Theo Hernandez before directing his header from the penalty spot. Mike Mignon In the lower right corner.
Protecting the poor from France!
28th minute: Israel 1-2 France (Christopher Ngungu)
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Kamavinga danced infield from the right, past two opponents before finding Christopher Ngungu on the edge of the penalty area, and after rolling the ball over centre-back Ile Feingold, the Chelsea forward finished on the left of the six-yard box.
An exceptional help and an exceptional goal!
87th minute: Israel 1-3 France (Matthieu Guendoussi)
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Matteo Guendoussi scored France's third in the 87th minute thanks to good work from Theo Hernandez and Bradley Barkola, the former squaring a pass from the edge of the box to Gundoussi who struck into the bottom left corner.
Is it definitely three points for France?
89th min: Israel 1-4 France (Bradley Barkola)
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Ousmane Dembele plays a ball in from the right on Randall Kolo Mwani, who lets the ball roll between his legs towards Guendouzi before the Lazio midfielder assists Bradley Barkola to finish into the top-right corner from inside the box.
Now there is no doubt about the result!
Man of the match – Eduardo Camavinga
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Eduardo Kamavinga undoubtedly benefited from a goalkeeping error when he scored the opening goal of the match, but the Frenchman was integral to France's performance.
The Real Madrid midfielder was heavily involved in Les Bleus' second goal, dancing past two opposition players before finding Nkunku with a deft pass behind Israel's midfield.
Kamavinga won all 12 of his ground duels, won all five of his tackles and completed 54 of his 60 passes.
ISRAEL VS. France match statistics
Possession: Israel 32% -68% France
Views: Israel 1-15 France
Shots on target: Israel 1-5 France
Corners: Israel 0-9 France
Mistakes: Israel 8-11 France
Great statistics
Eduardo Camavinga for France tonight:
• 70 minutes
• 1 goal
• 1 assist
• 90% pass accuracy
• 12 people made it to the final three
• 76 Touches
• Won 7/12 fights
• 5/5 tackles wonBowler. pic.twitter.com/doF50d27YD
— The Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) October 10, 2024
What next?
Israel face Italy in the second Nations League game of the October international break on October 14 before playing France again in mid-November.
As for Les Bleus, they face Belgium on Monday before hosting Israel in the November international break before facing Italy.
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