ICELAND – FRANCE FOOT. Les Bleues conceded a draw in the last seconds of the match following a penalty obtained by Iceland at the end of the match on Monday 18 July. France finished first in Group D while the Icelanders were eliminated.
23:20 – The summary of the match
France can have regrets. Les Bleues end the group stage of this Euro 2022 with a draw conceded in the last seconds of play against Iceland (1-1). It all started particularly strong at New York Stadium. Indeed, after 43 seconds of play, Melvine Malard, established in place of Marie Antoinette Katoto injured for the rest of the competition, finds the net thanks to a superb finish and a superb combination with Clara Matéo. The Lyonnaise is also the player of this first period and will even be elected player of the match. She was in all the good moves of the Blue. After this goal, the pace and intensity fell sharply and the only thrill will then be to the credit of the Icelandic women who touched Pauline Peyraud-Magnin’s bar from a corner. In the second period, it was the French who hit wood. Indeed, Sandy Baltimore touches the bar of Sigurdardottir before Grace Geyoro finds the post of the goalkeeper of Iceland. Behind the Blues tried to take cover and they thought, twice, they could do it. Melvine Malard first thinks of scoring a double with a nice gesture but the VAR invalidates the goal for an offside position by the OL striker. It is then Grace Geyoro who will live the same misadventure as her teammate again after a call from the VAR. And as the match approached the end, the video will intervene one last time and ask the referee. The Czech Jana Adámková will then indicate the penalty point and Brynjarsdottir will not tremble to convert it in the last seconds of the match (90+12). An anecdotal goal because France was already qualified and sure to finish first while the Icelanders needed a victory to reach the quarter-finals.
23:10 – The quarter-final of Les Bleues
After this draw on the occasion of this Iceland – France, the Blue will have to get back in the right direction to fully understand the quarter-final of Euro 2022 which awaits the Blue this Saturday, July 23 against the Netherlands.
23:06 – Winning streak interrupted for Les Bleues
Even if the important thing was in qualifying for the quarter-finals of this Euro 2022, the Blue could have regrets because they interrupt a great series of victories. They were at 16 straight wins and will not equal the record of 17 consecutive wins for the moment.
23:01 – It’s over!
Les Bleues concede the draw in this Iceland – France after a goal conceded in the last seconds of the match. France finished, despite everything, first in their group but interrupted their winning streak. As for the Icelandic women, they are eliminated from this Euro 2022.
23:00 – Iceland equalize
Brynjarsdottir does not tremble on this penalty and gives the equalizer to his team in this Iceland – France.
22:58 – Penalty for Iceland
The video challenged the referee who will see a contentious situation in the penalty area. Jana Adámková makes her decision and designates the penalty spot.
22:52 – Pauline Peyraud-Magnin complains of the knee
After contact in the penalty area, Pauline Peyraud-Magnin gets up with difficulty and complains of the knee. These are the last minutes of this Iceland – France.
22:51 – Sakina Karchaoui collects a yellow
The side of the France team is the first warned on the side of the Blue in this Iceland – France.
22:50 – Six more minutes
Icelanders can still believe it. Six more minutes will be played in this Iceland – France.
22:48 – The goal is disallowed again
Unbelievable ! Grace Geyoro’s goal is invalidated for a hand fault! This is the second time for this Iceland – France that a goal has been denied to the French.
22:47 – Geyoro kills the suspense!
Grace Geyoro is in the penalty area and pushes the ball into the back of the net and allows France to lead two goals to nothing in this Iceland – France.
22:45 – The heavy fall of Tounkara
In a duel with Thorvaldsdottir, Tounkara is ejected from the field and falls on the cemented part of New York Stadium. She gets up with difficulty.
22:40 – New change for Iceland
Thorsteinn Halldórsson realizes a new change in this Iceland – France with the entry of Jacobsen Andradóttir in place of Albertsdóttir.
22:39 – Cascarino strike worries Sigurdardottir
Delphine Cascarino gratifies us with a superb strike but Sigurdardottir intervenes perfectly and pushes back with both fists. Icelandic women are still in this Iceland – France.
22:37 – The scorer of this Iceland – France comes out
Melvine Malard leaves in this Iceland – France and is replaced by Ouleymata Sarr who could have started the meeting.
22:35 – What a strike from Thorvaldsdottir
The Icelandic center-forward turns in front of Tounkara and continues with a superb shot which fails a few centimeters from the left post of Pauline Peyraud-Magnin who seemed beaten.
22:33 – A quarter of an hour left
There is only a quarter of an hour left in this Iceland – France. Les Bleues still lead in the score against Icelanders virtually eliminated from this Euro because Belgium leads, at the same time, against Italy.
22:31 – Peyraud-Magnin pushes back
Despite her few errors in her outings in this Iceland – France, Pauline Peyraud-Magnin does not hesitate to go out and has just intervened perfectly on an off-center free kick.
22:26 – The double for Malard is canceled for offside
Melvine Malard thought of scoring her second goal of the evening in this Iceland – France but the video returns to the goal and cancels it for an offside position.
22:24 – The post for the Blues
After the bar of Baltimore a few minutes ago in this Iceland – France, it is Grace Geyoro who finds the amount of Sigurdardottir.
22:22 – Double change for the Blues
Corinne Deacon makes two new changes in this Iceland – France with the entries of Grace Geyoro and Sakina Karchaoui in place of Selma Bacha and Sandie Toletti.
22:19 – Triple change for Iceland
Gunnlaugsdóttir, Jónsdóttir and Gudmundsdóttir came into play in this Iceland – France.
22:18 – What an opportunity for Iceland
Pauline Peyraud-Magnin does not impose herself in her penalty area on an Icelandic corner. Gunnarsdottir takes the opportunity to take the ball with a header but it fails at the foot of the right post of the French team goalkeeper. The Icelanders are getting chances in this Iceland – France.