New Zealand vs France, 2024 Olympic Women's Soccer, Group Stage

· Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament
New Zealand
  • 43': Kate Taylor
FT
1 - 2
France
  • 22': Marie-Antoinette Katoto
  • 49': Marie-Antoinette Katoto

About

New Zealand are hosting France at Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France, starting on . The match is a part of the Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Rebekah Stott (New Zealand).
  • 2': Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Catherine Bott (New Zealand).
  • 8': Selma Bacha (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Foul by Indiah-Paige Riley (New Zealand).
  • 12': Selma Bacha (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Katie Kitching (New Zealand).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Grace Geyoro (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandy Baltimore.
  • 16': Dangerous play by Grace Geyoro (France).
  • 16': Katie Bowen (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Catherine Bott (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Sandy Baltimore (France).
  • 19': Foul by Jacqui Hand (New Zealand).
  • 19': Sakina Karchaoui (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Sakina Karchaoui (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Selma Bacha.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Grace Geyoro (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Foul by Grace Geyoro (France).
  • 20': Indiah-Paige Riley (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Élisa De Almeida.
  • 22': Goal! New Zealand 0, France 1. Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandy Baltimore with a cross.
  • 26': Corner, France. Conceded by Michaela Foster.
  • 27': Corner, France. Conceded by Michaela Foster.
  • 31': Corner, France. Conceded by Katie Bowen.
  • 31': Foul by Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France).
  • 31': Rebekah Stott (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Sandy Baltimore (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Selma Bacha (France) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Grace Geyoro.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Delphine Cascarino (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Élisa De Almeida.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Sandy Baltimore (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
  • 43': Goal! New Zealand 1, France 1. Kate Taylor (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Catherine Bott.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Griedge Mbock (France).
  • 45'+1': Jacqui Hand (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Katie Kitching (New Zealand).
  • 45'+2': Sandy Baltimore (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, New Zealand 1, France 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins New Zealand 1, France 1.
  • 47': Amandine Henry (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Michaela Foster (New Zealand).
  • 48': Attempt missed. Selma Bacha (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 49': Foul by Katie Kitching (New Zealand).
  • 49': Maëlle Lakrar (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Goal! New Zealand 1, France 2. Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sakina Karchaoui with a cross.
  • 50': Foul by Amandine Henry (France).
  • 50': Jacqui Hand (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Sandy Baltimore.
  • 52': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Griedge Mbock.
  • 53': Foul by Kate Taylor (New Zealand).
  • 53': Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Delphine Cascarino (France) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Sandy Baltimore with a cross.
  • 54': Substitution, New Zealand. Milly Clegg replaces Katie Kitching.
  • 54': Substitution, New Zealand. Meikayla Moore replaces Rebekah Stott.
  • 57': Foul by Delphine Cascarino (France).
  • 57': Katie Bowen (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Delphine Cascarino (France) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Amandine Henry.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Sakina Karchaoui (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Sandy Baltimore (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Selma Bacha.
  • 63': Substitution, France. Kadidiatou Diani replaces Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
  • 63': Substitution, France. Kenza Dali replaces Grace Geyoro.
  • 63': Substitution, New Zealand. Mackenzie Barry replaces Michaela Foster.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Kadidiatou Diani (France) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenza Dali.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Kenza Dali (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandy Baltimore.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Amandine Henry (France) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenza Dali.
  • 68': Foul by Mackenzie Barry (New Zealand).
  • 68': Élisa De Almeida (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Delphine Cascarino (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Élisa De Almeida with a cross.
  • 73': Foul by Kenza Dali (France).
  • 73': Mackenzie Barry (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Substitution, New Zealand. Ally Green replaces Indiah-Paige Riley.
  • 74': Substitution, New Zealand. Malia Steinmetz replaces Jacqui Hand.
  • 74': Substitution, France. Sandie Toletti replaces Selma Bacha.
  • 74': Offside, New Zealand. Milly Clegg is caught offside.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (France).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Amandine Henry (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Annalie Longo (New Zealand).
  • 83': Substitution, France. Eugénie Le Sommer replaces Delphine Cascarino.
  • 83': Substitution, France. Ève Périsset replaces Griedge Mbock.
  • 87': Foul by Kadidiatou Diani (France).
  • 87': Mackenzie Barry (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Sakina Karchaoui (France).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Annalie Longo (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malia Steinmetz with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Sakina Karchaoui (France).
  • 90'+3': Sakina Karchaoui went off injured after France had used all subs.
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5': Corner, France. Conceded by Ally Green.
  • 90'+6': Amandine Henry (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Ally Green (New Zealand).
  • 90'+6': Ally Green (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, New Zealand 1, France 2.
  • 0': Match ends, New Zealand 1, France 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 5
71 Possession 29
19 SHOTS 2
7 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 1.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
524 Accurate Passes 167
608 Passes 248
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 0
22 Crosses 6
0.4 Cross % 0.0
50 Long Balls 58
31 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 0
12 Effective Tackles 8
13 Tackles 18
0.9 Tackle % 0.4
8 Interceptions 11
10 Effective Clearances 24
10 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament

Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 21,946

OLY Soccer (W) Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 France 3 +1 6
2 Canada 3 +3 3
3 Colombia 3 0 3
4 New Zealand 3 -4 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

NZL New Zealand (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Anna Leat (GK)
14 Katie Bowen
13 Rebekah Stott
7 Michaela Foster
4 C.J. Bott
20 Annalie Longo
2 Kate Taylor
11 Katie Kitching
10 Indiah-Paige Riley
16 Jacqui Hand
18 Grace Jale
New Zealand Substitutes:
Meikayla Moore, Victoria Esson, Milly Clegg, Malia Steinmetz, Gabi Rennie, Mackenzie Barry, Ally Green.

FRA France (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (GK)
18 Griedge Mbock Bathy
2 Maëlle Lakrar
13 Selma Bacha
5 Élisa De Almeida
6 Amandine Henry
7 Sakina Karchaoui
8 Grace Geyoro
12 Marie-Antoinette Katoto
17 Sandy Baltimore
10 Delphine Cascarino
France Substitutes:
Eugénie Le Sommer, Ève Périsset, Sandie Toletti, Kadidiatou Diani, Kenza Dali, Constance Picaud, Estelle Cascarino.

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