The blues saved by Gignac and Savanier in a crazy match

Leading to the score three times in the second half, the French national team ousted South Africa at the end of the match on Sunday in the 2021 Olympics (4-3), with the help of captain Andre-Pierre Gignac, author of the hat. Harka, and Tigi Savagnier, the decisive scorer. Before the last meeting against Japan, the Blues could still qualify.

This time around, we wouldn’t be able to say we were bored with Sylvain Ripoll’s squad. The French Olympic team did not deviate from its principles by presenting a very large defensive fragility, but it found the resources to go and win its first victory in the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, in extra time against South Africa (4-3). The Blues came close to taking the door and keeping their fate at the end of their feet.

Save the blues first with their sums and Bernardone

The decision was made in the second half, when the start of the match, initially in favor of the Blues, was marked by the unsuccessful Bafana Bafana. South Africa touched the post through Makjuba (23) and then the crossbar from Singh with a penalty kick (41), while the great Bernardoni saved France several times in this first half.

The scenario of the first match against Mexico (1-4) was repeated with the opening score shortly after the end of the first half, at the end of a terrible dispute between Michelin and his goalkeeper in favor of Kudesang (53rd place). But there is no time to doubt the Blues and Gignac despite the specter of an early elimination: the captain managed to equalize by step, well sent by Kolo Mwani (57th place). Then McGuba returned the advantage to his team, with the help of the passive French defense (72) before a new quick equalizer for Gignac on the Michelin position (78).

Gignac’s Crazy Trio, Savanier Salvation

Then the last ten minutes gave way to madness: a missile from Moquina in the alcove of Bernardoni (81) before Gignac’s hat-trick (86) and then Savagnier’s firing. The Blues scored three times in the score, and advanced in overtime thanks to a nice shot from the left of the Montpellier midfielder (90 + 2), served by the captain, who came to conclude a brilliant individual performance.

With this very short success, the French team returns to the level of Mexico and Japan (3 points), which must face each other in the same Saitama stadium. Whatever happens, Ripoll’s men will have the chance to qualify for the quarter-finals on Wednesday against the host country.