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GOOOOL for France! 6-5 and into the final
El-Chadaille Bitshiabu shot down the middle and deceived the goalkeeper to give France the victory and a place in the final of the U17 European Championship.
Olmeta saves! 5-5
Manuel Mendonça shot at the right post and the French goalkeeper saved the ball.
France GOAL, 5-5
Mathys Tel scores the equalizer. 10 shots, 10 goals. "Sudden death" is coming in the series.
Portugal GOAL, 4-5
Ussumane Djaló scores for Portugal. Perfect series.
France GOAL, 4-4
Naim Byar scores the equalizer.
Portugal GOAL, 3-4
With power, Dário Essugo scores for Portugal.
France GOAL, 3-3
What a thriller! Alexis Kabamba scores for the French.
Portugal GOAL, 2-3
José Rodrigues scores.
France GOAL, 2-2
Zoumana Diallo scores the equalizer.
Portugal GOAL, 1-2
João Muniz converts the penalty for Portugal.
France GOAL! 1-1
Axel Gueguin shot to the left and the goalkeeper went wide.
Portugal GOAL, 0-1
João Gonçalves scores the first goal of the series for Portugal.
Penalties are coming
It will start by charging Portugal.
90+5' End of the match
The match is over. Tie 2-2 between France and Portugal, so we go to penalties.
90' Additonal time
Five more minutes will be played in the match.
86' Double change in France
Zoumana Diallo and Alexis Kabamba replace Désiré Doué and Tom Saettel.
85' Double change in Portugal
João Gonçalves and Martim Fernandes come in place of João Conceição and João Veloso.
80' France substitution
Axel Gueguin replaces Valentin Atangana.
73' Diogo Fenandes saves!
Saettel attempted a cross from the left, but the ball went straight into the goal and the Portuguese goalkeeper was able to get his hands to keep out the French goal.
68' Double change in Portugal
Manuel Mendonça and José Rodrigues replace Ivan Lima and Rodrigo Ribeiro.
67' France substitution
Christian Mawissa replaces Mamadou Sarr.
61' France came closer
Doué's shot was well saved by Diogo Fernandes.
56' Portugal substitution
Vivaldo Semedo replaces Alfonso Moreira.
54' France missed it!
Mathys Tel had a chance after a cross from the left, but Diogo Fernandes was able to tap the ball away. Corner kick.
50' Portugal came closer
Ivan Lima's shot went over the goal.
Second half begins
The second half gets underway between France and Portugal.
45+2' End of the first half
The first half is over. Two-goal draw between France and Portugal.
45+1' GOOOOAL for France!
An own goal by João Muniz, after a cross from Atangana on the right. The game is tied again.
45' Additonal time
Two more minutes will be played in the first half.
40' Last five minutes
The end of the first half is near. Portugal continues to win.
37' BALL TO THE POST! Portugal was saved
Mathys Tel had it! A shot from below and the ball hit the left post.
31' BALL TO THE POST! France was saved
Moreira took a free kick, but the crossbar prevented Portugal from scoring the third goal.
30' Yellow card
Sael Kumbedi was cautioned in France.
25' The nerves continue to show
We have seen a lot of mistakes from the teams so far in the match, especially when they try to come out with the ball under control.
20' GOOOOOOOLAAAAZOOOOOO FOR PORTUGAL!
INCREDIBLE SHOT BY DÁRIO ESSUGO! INCREDIBLE GOAL JUST SCORED BY THE PORTUGUESE! A bomb from more than 40 meters out to hit it into the left corner of the left post and Portugal takes the lead!
14' France came closer!
Another mistake by the Portuguese defense ended with a shot by Tom Saettel that was saved by Diogo Fernandes.
12' GOOOOOAL for Portugal
After Mamadou Sarr made a mistake, Ussumane Djaló recovered the ball and set up Alfonso Moreira, who shot a cross-shot to the right post for a quick equalizer.
8' GOOOOOAL for France
Ivan Lima lost it, Warren Emery took the ball and shot from half distance to the left post, uncatchable for Diogo Fernandes.
5' First minutes
Not much happened in the beginning of the match, which had almost no approaches to the areas.
Match starts
The game between France and Portugal is underway.
Teams on the field
The players of France and Portugal take the field.
Match officials
Referee: Dario Bel - Croatia
Assistant No.1: Luka Pušic - Croatia
Assistant No.2: Daniel Vasilevski - North Macedonia
Fourth official: Igor Stojchevski - North Macedonia
Substitutes - Portugal
01. Francisco Silva (GK), 06. Rafael Luis, 09. José Rodrigues, 13. Martim Fernandes, 14. Luis Gomes, 15. Manuel Mendonça, 18. Tiago Andrade, 19. Vivaldo Semedo, 20. João Gonçalves.
Starting XI - Portugal
16. Noah Raveyre (GK), 03. Luzolo Vangi, 07. Axel Gueguin, 12. Zoumana Diallo, 13. Christian Mawissa, 15. Elyaz Zidane, 18. Ayman Aiki, 19. Junior Ndiaye, 20. Alexis Kabamba.
Substitutes - France
To be confirmed.
Starting XI - France
Coach: José Alcocer
Portugal's results in the tournament
May 17 - Group stage: 1-5 vs Scotland (Won)
May 20 - Group stage: 4-2 vs Sweden (Won)
May 23 - Group stage: 1-3 vs Denmark (Lost)
May 26 - Quarterfinals: 1-2 vs Spain (Won)
France results in the tournament
May 16 - Group stage: 6-1 vs Poland (Won)
May 19 - Group stage: 4-0 vs Bulgaria (Won)
May 22 - Group stage: 3-1 vs Netherlands (Lost)
May 25 - Quarterfinals: 1-1 vs Germany (Won 3-4 on penalty kicks)
Statements - Portugal
José Lima (Coach): "Now all teams aspire to be European champions. Our main objective for now is the match against France, knowing that France is a very difficult team, as was Spain. We know it will be difficult but we will do our best to win and be in the final".
João Muniz (Player): "We came here with a goal and in a very short competition, we have to celebrate these steps we are taking, but from tomorrow, we are already preparing the match against France. We will face the match with a clear head and we will put on the field the same dedication and commitment we have shown in today's match".
Statements - France
Jose Alcocer (Coach): "We have seen a very good team from Portugal. They have a solid game plan. It's a semifinal. Anything is possible. It can be tense, it can be totally crazy. But both teams deserve to be there, and I think we're going to go up a gear in terms of intensity. This European Championship is a great success. The favorites are there, there is also an outsider. We're going to try to stay a little longer."
Mathys Tel (Captain): "We are here to win the tournament, so we have to take steps. The finish line is right behind a big wall - are we going to do it? I don't know, but we have the team to do it, the coaching staff to do it. I think we can do something, and we'll try to do it."
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What time is France vs Portugal match for UEFA European U-17?
This is the start time of the game France vs Portugal of May 29th 2021 in several countries:
Argentina: 11:30 AM on Star +
Bolivia: 10:30 AM on Star +
Brazil: 11:30 AM on Star +
Chile: 10:30 AM on Star +
Colombia: 9:30 AM on Star +
Ecuador: 9:30 AM on Star +
USA (ET): 10:30 AM on TUDN.com, ESPN3, TUDN USA, TUDN App
Spain: 5:30 PM on fuboTV Spain, TDP, RTVE.es
Mexico: 9:30 AM on Star +
Paraguay: 10:30 AM on Star +
Peru: 9:30 AM on Star +
Uruguay: 11:30 AM on Star +
Key player - Portugal
In Portugal, the presence of João Veloso stands out. The Benfica midfielder has provided both guile and goal threat from midfield. His passing ability and ability to find space in the final third of the field have been invaluable qualities for Portugal.
Key player - France
In France, Mathys Tel stands out. The Rennes striker has played for his club in the UEFA Europa Conference League and Ligue 1 this season, and has brought goals and maturity to his captaincy of the team. In the match against Germany he took the fifth penalty with a cool head.
History - France vs Portugal
At the U17 level, the two teams have met three times in the European Championship, with the French winning all three matches.
Portugal
The Portuguese team started the tournament on the right foot after two convincing victories over Scotland and Sweden, but lost to Denmark in their last group stage outing. In the quarterfinals, they beat Spain 2-1 to book their place in the semifinals.
France
José Alcocer's team is through to the semifinals after scoring goals in its first two matches against Poland and Bulgaria. Despite losing in their last outing in the group stage against the Netherlands, they beat Germany on penalties in the quarterfinals.
The match will be played at Netanya Stadium
The France vs Portugal match will be played at Netanya Stadium, located in the city of Netanya, Israel. This venue, inaugurated in 2012, has a capacity for 24,000 spectators.
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