Late goals add gloss to France's winning start
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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France 3-0 Belarus
Three second-half goals gave the hosts an ideal start to their Elite round Group 4 campaign as their pressure told on ten-man Belarus in Tarnos.
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Three second-half goals gave France the ideal start to their UEFA European Under-17 Championship Elite round campaign as the hosts' pressure finally told on ten-man Belarus in Tarnos.
Resistance broken
After resisting the French advances in the first half, Belarus were reduced to ten men 12 minutes after the restart and then fell behind straight away as the resulting free-kick was inadvertently deflected in for an own goal. Eight minutes from time France doubled their lead when Darnel Situ headed in and Yeni Ngbakoto's successful penalty rounded off the victory late on, although the 3-0 scoreline was only good enough for second place in Group 4 after Denmark's 4-0 win over Norway. Last season's runners-up France meet Norway next in Dax on Friday when Denmark take on Belarus in Soustons.