15:31 – France is eliminated from these 2024 Olympic Games (34-35)
What regrets! The Blues gave away a six-goal lead at the start of the second half. Worse, ahead with ten seconds to go, Mem lost a throw-in. Uscins equalized at the buzzer to send the game into overtime (29-29). In those ten extra minutes, the Blues were once again beaten, a few seconds from the end, by a shot from the German full-back who was the big man of the game (14/21). Nikola Karabatic retires on this failure. Porte and Gérard stop the French team on this too! Sadness in these JO 2024 !
15:30 – Germany takes the lead! (68th, 33-34)
Golla was found in a good position, six meters from goal. Gerard could do nothing.
15:28 – Prandi receives a two-minute penalty (68th, 33-33)
The winger put his hand in Uscins’ face. This is not good news!
15:27 – Gérard wasn’t far away! (67th, 33-33)
The French team goalkeeper pushes the ball into his own goal! Infuriating!
15:26 – DESCAT AGAIN! (66th, 33-32)
He’s the man of this extra time! The winger, well offset, scores his 8th goal in this quarter-final!
15:25 – Here we go again! (66th, 32-32)
Germany now has the ball in this extra time!
15:22 – Uscins equalizes (65th, 32-32)
It’s the break in this extra time! France and Germany are still back to back!
15:22 – Descat is solid! (64th, 32-31)
Every time, his rebound shot makes the difference! Thirty seconds left!
15:19 – VAR did its job well! (64th, 31-31)
Steinert was caught by the patrol for pulling a shirt. He gets two minutes. Descat is on penalty.
15:18 – Uscins is a devil! (64th, 31-31)
The German full-back takes matters into his own hands in this extra time. He shoots every time into the top left corner!
15:18 – FRANCE REGAIN THE ADVANTAGE! (63rd, 31-30)
Descat concludes a beautiful counterattack after a service from Prandi! We must hold on!
15:16 – Descat equalizes (63rd, 30-30)
The left winger converts another penalty! The ball is Germany’s! There’s stress at Pierre-Mauroy.
15:14 – Germany takes the lead (62nd, 29-30)
Uscins finds the top corner of the French goal. The Blues are back to numerical equality.
15:14 – Here we go again! (61st, 29-29)
There will be five extra minutes in this quarter-final of the 2024 Olympic Games. The ball is for France!
15:14 – Here we go again! (61st, 29-29)
There will be five extra minutes in this quarter-final of the 2024 Olympic Games. The ball is for France!