After losing (8-1) the previous day, the national under-21 futsal team raised its head against Portugal by winning (4-3) on Wednesday evening during the second friendly match between the two teams.
Who would have thought twenty-four hours before, after the lesson that Portugal (8-1) had taken in the same room at Oliveira de Azemis, that the blueberries would take revenge on an opponent who had so controlled them? However, this is what they managed to do, showing a completely different face during this second friendly match to a good success (4-3).
So the lessons of the previous day were quickly learned on the tricolor side. Although Pierre-Etienne Demilier’s players quickly led a direct free kick from Nuno Chuva (1-0, 2) and a sharp right from Pedro Mesquita (2-0, 8), Pierre-Etienne Demilier’s players made a more powerful response, in the match as in courtship. The drop in Tangwe Mukwaka’s score, well turned into the cage by Oaseni Gueryo (2-1, 14th place), exemplified their new intent. They did not complain despite winning again from a free kick from Nuno Chufa (3-1, 19) and immediately responded with Oasini Guerreu, opportunistic to exploit a pass from the Portuguese backhand (3-2, 19).
The second period confirmed this complete change of face from one match to the next. With a logical result of the tie, Mohamed Amine Ben Sharif signed a beautiful shot from the right side of a corner kick behind (3-3, 26). En route, his teammates, Jerome Pasquier, then tapped into a cross from Enza Kone to find an unstoppable recovery for Tanguy Mukwaka in the cage encounter (3-4, 31). A few good saves from Faisal Jallouli later, and the young Frenchman can enjoy a well-deserved victory!
Player List
Portugal
The starting team : Miguel Ribeiro – Samuel Marquez, Francisco de Oliveira, Rafael Silva, Nuno Chuva.
– alternatives : Martim Figueira (left), Alexandre Conde, Sivio Marcelo, Joao Costa, Daniel Costa (hat), Pedro Mesquita, Goncalo Cardoso, Telmo Souza, Wilson Cabral.
France
The starting team : Faisal Jallouli – Jerome Pasquier (hat), Oasini Guerreu, Tanguy Mukwaka, Nama Traore.
– alternatives : Wassim Si Chaib (g), Anatole Melin, Mohamed Amine Ben Sherif, Hawes Petga, Matteo Fauben, Paolo Pereira Basilio, Ismail Allal, Theo Rino, Enza Kone.
Coach’s reaction
Pierre Etienne Demiler : “Despite the gap and disappointment, we didn’t play a bad game on Tuesday, our stats were correct, with 45 shots in particular against 22. In their transfers, the Portuguese were very cold, well-prepared, and beat almost everything by time. Zero technical waste. We were weak on a few points, especially against their flat 4-0 defense. We didn’t feel that far, but when we got there we got slapped. So we worked with all the medical and technical staff to get everyone back on their feet and attacking mentally and tactically. Tonight, without scrutiny. Boldly, I think we didn’t steal anything and we deserved this success, we had a good match, with the qualities. The players were not afraid and showed their superiority in pressing and controlling and pushed the Portuguese to error. Mentally, unlike the day before, nobody went down to 0-2 Or 1-3, everyone reacted positively. We also saw the change in the attitude of the Portuguese, the public and the referees. Our reaction was a challenge to them. The coach of the European Champions came to congratulate us. We are all very happy, it is a great teamwork with the staff. This under-21 selection is In his role, which is to prepare the players for the French national team.”
