AUSTRIA – FRANCE FOOT. Austria and France leave in a draw in Vienna this Friday, June 10. Weismann had opened the scoring before returning to the locker room but Mbappé responded in the last minutes of the game.
23:00 – The summary of the match
The Blues snatch a draw and can thank Kylian Mbappé. In a first period slightly dominated by France, the Austrians scored a big blow by scoring a goal against the run of play ten minutes before returning to the locker room after a good action concluded by the striker of Bristol Andreas Weimann (37th). Before, the Blues had proved dangerous once on Pentz’s cages through the inevitable Karim Benzema who was in lack of success this evening. While the Austrian goalkeeper was on the ground, he managed to make an exceptional reflex save. In the second period, the Blues got off to a good start and provoked the Austrian defense a little more, but the last bastion once again did a titanic job of preventing Deschamps’ players from finding the net. Shortly after the hour mark, Mbappé’s entry changed the situation. The Parisian acted as a real free electron and gave even more volume to the Blues who were trying to break the Austrian lock and deceive the last almost impassable rampart who was named Patrick Pentz in the Austrian cages. The Austria Vienna goalkeeper made six saves. But a man managed to deceive the vigilance of the Austrian wall. Indeed, Kylian Mbappé, who came on in the 63rd minute of play, allowed the Blues to equalize 20 minutes later thanks to a perfectly placed ball, out of Pentz’s reach. The French striker could even have added a second goal and won the French team, but the bar replaced the Austrian goalkeeper who had deflected Mbappé’s shot. In the end, the players of Deschamps will have to settle for a draw and chained a third meeting without success. This Monday, they will have the opportunity to stop this bad series against Croatia at the Stade de France.
22:45 – The point in the standings
After this Austria – France, let’s take a look at the classification of this League A of the League of Nations. France are last in this group after Croatia’s victory against Denmark. But this result remains, all the same positive, because the Blues are not completely unhooked from the race for the first place. Deschamps’ players have two points, Croatia and Austria are on four while the Danes have six. The next and the last deadline of this summer campaign of the Blues will be to live this Monday, June 13 against the Croats at the Stade de France.
10:40 p.m. – Didier Deschamps: “It’s a shame that my players are not rewarded”
Didier Deschamps gave his opinion on this Austria – France after the match and regretted the missed chances: “We had so many chances, it’s disappointing not to have scored a second goal. We didn’t have the efficiency. There’s always a leg, the goalkeeper or the bar, it’s a shame that my players aren’t rewarded.”
22:35 – Final whistle!
It’s over in Vienna for this Austria – France. The Blues snatch a point from the draw thanks to Kylian Mbappé in the last minutes of the match after suffering the opener from Weismann in the first act.
22:32 – What an opportunity for the Blues
Pentz still makes an exceptional save on his line after a corner kick taken by Mbappé and deflected with a header by Mattéo Guendouzi. Patrick Pentz performs an incredible match.
22:31 – Four minutes of added time
There are four minutes of additional time in this Austria – France. The Blues are pushing to take the lead in Vienna.
22:31 – Danso inherits a yellow card
Just after Wober, it is the Lensois Kevin Danso who takes a yellow card after a delayed tackle on Christopher Nkunku.
22:29 – Yellow card for Wober
Austrian full-back Maximilian Wober receives a yellow card after gaining time on the right side.
22:27 – The bar for Mbappé!
After a billiard shot in the Austrian area, Kylian Mbappé inherits the ball and shoots but the Austrian defense deflects the ball on Pentz’s bar. What an opportunity to go ahead in this Austria – France for the Blues.
22:24 – Mbappé equalizes!
Who else than Kylian Mbappé to put the Blues back in the right direction in this Austria – France. The PSG striker is launched in depth and concludes perfectly to finally deceive Pentz. The lock finally jumped!
22:23 – Konaté’s header is off target
Ibrahima Konaté rises the highest in the Austrian area but fails to find the frame of Pentz who has been much quieter for a few minutes in this Austria – France. The Austrian lock looks very solid tonight.
22:19 – Nkunku enters
New change in this Austria – France with the entry of Christopher Nkunku in place of Kinglsey Coman who will have had a good match but narrowly missed in the last gesture like his last ball touched.
22:16 – A quarter of an hour left
There is only a quarter of an hour left in this Austria – France and the Blues are still behind in the score despite a clear domination of the players of Deschamps but which remains sterile.
22:14 – 65% possession for the Blues
This statistic is the symbol of French domination in this Austria – France. Indeed, the Blues have 65% possession of the ball and continue to try to equalize.
22:13 – Attack-defense
This Austria – France looks more and more like an attack-defense where the Blues make do with a very low block and where spaces are increasingly hard to find.
22:09 – Alaba is substituted
David Alaba gives up his place after a muscular problem. The Austrian captain in this Austria – France gives the armband to Sabitzer and is replaced by Lensois Kevin Danso.
22:05 – Mbappé is already hot
Kylian Mbappé is already in the heat of the Austrian defense with early hooks and a cross repelled by the Austrian rearguard.
22:03 – Mbappé and Guendouzi return
Double change in this Austria – France with the entry into play of Kylian Mbappé and Mattéo Guendouzi in place of Antoine Griezmann and Aurélien Tchouaméni. On the Austrian side, Marko Arnautovic leaves and is replaced by Gregoritsch. Goalscorer Weimann also left and Onisiwo replaced him.
22:02 – Arnautovic’s strike flies away
After poor control from Théo Hernandez caused by a false rebound, the Austrians recover and Marko Arnautovic shoots but his shot flies into the stands of the Ernst-Happel Stadion.
22:00 – Game time is approaching
The hour of play is approaching in this Austria – France and the Blues are still behind after Andreas Weimann’s opener before the return to the locker room. Deschamps players push to equalize.
21:57 – Coman can’t find the frame
The actions begin to multiply in this Austria – France on the side of the Blues. This time it was Coman who narrowly missed the target after a nice fake shot. The French push but still fail to find the way to the nets.
21:56 – New Pentz stop
Again the Austrian goalkeeper on a long shot from Pavard this time. Pentz performs an excellent match and is in the process of disgusting the Blues in this Austria – France.
21:56 – First change for Austria
Ralf Rangnick makes a first change in this Austria – France with the entry into play of Valentino Lazzaro in place of Stefan Lainer.