International Friendly

France vs Spain, 2017 International Friendly, International Friendly

· International Friendly
France
    FT
    0 - 2
    Spain
    • 68': David Silva (P)
    • 77': Gerard Deulofeu

    Spain beat France in friendly with help of video assistant referee

    The video assistant referee twice played an important role as Spain beat France 2-0 in a friendly in Paris on Tuesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
    • 3': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Spain).
    • 3': Kevin Gameiro (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappe (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Layvin Kurzawa with a cross.
    • 5': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (France).
    • 5': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Corentin Tolisso (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Andrés Iniesta (Spain).
    • 10': Foul by Koke (Spain).
    • 10': Kylian Mbappe (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Laurent Koscielny (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Layvin Kurzawa (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Andrés Iniesta (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a headed pass.
    • 15': Foul by Kylian Mbappe (France).
    • 15': Sergio Ramos (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (France).
    • 15': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Christophe Jallet (France).
    • 18': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Offside, Spain. Isco tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
    • 19': Daniel Carvajal (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
    • 19': Adrien Rabiot (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 22': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Christophe Jallet.
    • 23': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Spain).
    • 23': Hugo Lloris (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Andrés Iniesta (Spain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro.
    • 29': Offside, Spain. Daniel Carvajal tries a through ball, but Pedro is caught offside.
    • 30': Corner, France. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
    • 33': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (France).
    • 33': Isco (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (France).
    • 33': Isco (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Hand ball by Daniel Carvajal (Spain).
    • 39': Andrés Iniesta (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (France).
    • 39': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (France).
    • 39': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Koke with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Isco (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Koke.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, France 0, Spain 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins France 0, Spain 0.
    • 45': Substitution, France. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Adrien Rabiot.
    • 46': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (France).
    • 46': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Offside, France. Christophe Jallet tries a through ball, but Layvin Kurzawa is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (France).
    • 50': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Hand ball by Tiemoué Bakayoko (France).
    • 52': Foul by Christophe Jallet (France).
    • 52': Isco (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Substitution, Spain. Thiago Alcántara replaces Andrés Iniesta.
    • 53': Substitution, Spain. David Silva replaces Isco.
    • 53': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
    • 53': Samuel Umtiti (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': David Silva (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Foul by Christophe Jallet (France).
    • 55': Christophe Jallet (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
    • 58': Foul by Pedro (Spain).
    • 58': Laurent Koscielny (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro.
    • 65': Offside, France. N'Golo Kanté tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappe is caught offside.
    • 65': Substitution, France. Olivier Giroud replaces Kylian Mbappe.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Pedro (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koke.
    • 66': Foul by Pedro (Spain).
    • 66': Layvin Kurzawa (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Spain. Gerard Deulofeu replaces Pedro.
    • 67': Penalty Spain. Gerard Deulofeu draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 67': Penalty conceded by Laurent Koscielny (France) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 68': Goal! France 0, Spain 1. David Silva (Spain) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 69': Hand ball by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
    • 71': Corner, France. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
    • 71': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Spain).
    • 71': Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Samuel Umtiti (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 72': Corner, France. Conceded by Koke.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Kevin Gameiro (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 72': Corner, France. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Tiemoué Bakayoko (France) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
    • 74': Delay in match Laurent Koscielny (France) because of an injury.
    • 74': Substitution, Spain. Ander Herrera replaces Koke.
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Goal! France 0, Spain 2. Gerard Deulofeu (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
    • 79': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Spain).
    • 79': Tiemoué Bakayoko (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Substitution, France. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Kevin Gameiro.
    • 80': Substitution, France. Thomas Lemar replaces Corentin Tolisso.
    • 80': Offside, Spain. Gerard Deulofeu tries a through ball, but David Silva is caught offside.
    • 82': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by Thiago Alcántara (Spain).
    • 83': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Christophe Jallet.
    • 84': Substitution, Spain. Iago Aspas replaces Álvaro Morata.
    • 85': Daniel Carvajal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (France).
    • 86': Substitution, Spain. Nacho replaces Jordi Alba.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
    • 89': Offside, Spain. Gerard Piqué tries a through ball, but Iago Aspas is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Offside, France. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Layvin Kurzawa is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Offside, France. Olivier Giroud tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ander Herrera (Spain).
    • 90'+3': Tiemoué Bakayoko (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Gerard Deulofeu (Spain).
    • 90'+4': Laurent Koscielny (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
    • 90'+4': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, France 0, Spain 2.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, France 0, Spain 2.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 17
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 2
    59.4 Possession 40.6
    8 SHOTS 8
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    593 Accurate Passes 371
    666 Passes 439
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 7
    16 Crosses 22
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    77 Long Balls 34
    56 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    6 Effective Tackles 8
    13 Tackles 11
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    21 Effective Clearances 23
    21 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Stade de France
    Location: Saint-Denis, France

    Line-Ups

    FRA France (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
    22 Samuel Umtiti
    21 Laurent Koscielny
    13 N'Golo Kanté
    3 Layvin Kurzawa
    2 Christophe Jallet Yellow Card
    7 Antoine Griezmann
    18 Adrien Rabiot Yellow Card
    6 Corentin Tolisso
    10 Kevin Gameiro
    12 Kylian Mbappé
    France Substitutes:
    Blaise Matuidi, Presnel Kimpembe, Dimitri Payet, Ousmane Dembélé, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Sébastien Corchia, Thomas Lemar, Florian Thauvin, Alphonse Areola, Olivier Giroud, Aymeric Laporte, Benjamin Mendy, Benoit Costil.

    ESP Spain (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 David de Gea (GK)
    15 Sergio Ramos
    3 Gerard Piqué
    18 Jordi Alba
    20 Dani Carvajal
    5 Sergio Busquets
    6 Andrés Iniesta
    8 Koke
    7 Álvaro Morata
    22 Isco
    9 Pedro
    Spain Substitutes:
    Javi Martínez, Nacho, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Vitolo, Iago Aspas, Gerard Deulofeu, Asier Illarramendi, Ander Herrera, César Azpilicueta, David Silva, Sergio Rico, Diego Costa, Nacho Monreal, Thiago Alcantara.

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