France 2-0 Wales Women: Gemma Grainger's side experience first loss of World Cup qualifying effort in the midst of red card
Gemma Grainger's Wales side went to France for their hardest match yet in their bid to fit the bill for the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
France players celebrate with Kadidiatou Diani subsequent to going 1-0 facing Wales (Image: 2021 UEFA)
Ribs endured their first loss of their 2023 World Cup qualifying effort kindness of a merciless France side who posted a 2-0 success.
The initial objective came from a Delphine Cascarino dart down the right prior to intersection to Kadidiatou Diani, who opened it into the upper passed on corner to beat Laura O'Sullivan in Wales' objective in the withering snapshots of the primary half.
After Jess Fishlock allowed Wales their best opportunity of the game as the game moved toward its end by hitting the post, France countered and scored their subsequent objective because of Selma Bacha to twofold France's lead.
More to follow.
France: 21. Peyraud-Magnin, 2. Périsset, 22. De Almeida, 5. Tounkara, 23. Morroni, 6. Toletti, 14. Bilbault, 8. Geyoro, 11. Diani, 9. Katoto, 20. Cascarino.
Ribs: 1. O'Sullivan, 17. Morgan, 3. Evans, 14. Ladd, 5. Roberts, 4. Ingle (capt), 8. James, 10. Fishlock, 11. Harding, 20. Jones, 9. Green.
Ref: Iuliana Elena Demetrescu (Romania)
France score second objective
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France score
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How Wales have figured out how to release midfield threesome comparable to anything on earth
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Grains group news
Jess Fishlock: 'It went 2-0 however might have been 1-1 over the course of about five seconds'
Ribs midfielder Jess Fishlock told BBC Two Wales: "I'm baffled since I feel we might have something from that game.
"Doesn't make any difference who you're playing, when you feel appreciate that it's disillusioning.
"That is two gigantic games where we've lost a player, that harms us, however what makes us pleased is the point at which we went down to 10 we might have adjusted.
"It's disillusioning that we are falling at comparative obstacles, however I'm conflicted between frustration and being incredibly glad.
"We're a gathering that don't require stirring, we realize what we're about and what we bring, when we went down to 10 we didn't stress, we worked a little harder and that is the thing that we did.
"It went 2-0 yet it might have been 1-1 over the course of about five seconds, that's the short and long of it in some cases."
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France bargain Wales their first loss of mission
Ribs have endured their first loss of their 2023 World Cup qualifying bid against a group positioned fifth on the planet, making light of a quarter to 10 players.
France 2-0 Wales.
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France score second objective
France are merciless on the counter assault and Selma Bacha scores to twofold France's lead.
Sad for Wales.
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What a Wales possibility
Fishlock turns the ball pleasantly on and starts a counter-assault, terminating the ball up to Harding, with Ffion Morgan and Esther Morgan required close to the France objective.
Ingle goes in however goes down, and Fishlock attempts again with a flick yet without much of any result.
Fishlock is nearly there with the accompanying long toss however it hits the post.
It seems as though Wales might have spent every one of their possibilities.
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Grains free kick
Angharad James gets the ball to Hayley Ladd who gets it out wide to Roberts on the right, who wins a free kick.
A colossal chance for Wales now.
James takes it, however Evans can't return the ball to normal on the floor. Not that it would have counted, as the whistle had gone.
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Hayley Ladd heads a France cross to gather the ball up from objective, however France before long recapture ownership.
Up the opposite finish of the field, Fishlock applies tension after Wales' free kick close to the midway line is worked down the right, however without much of any result.
Is there another possibility in this Wales group? We have under 10 minutes to discover.
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Ffion Morgan blocks
Eve Perisset makes an effort towards Wales' objective from reach and substitution Ffion Morgan risks her body to hinder it, however feels it and is down and getting clinical treatment.
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France free kick
A late test from Ingle on Selma Bacha sees France granted a free kick however fortunately Wales escape notwithstanding two France endeavors.
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Grains safeguard for their lives
Ridges guard for their lives and France's most recent shot goes wide of Wales' objective.
An outstanding tackle endeavor from Jess Fishlock to attempt to stop France at the end of the day ineffective.
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Red card for Wales
Horrible news for Wales.
Kayleigh Green is yellow checked for the second time in this game for cutting Eve Perisset - precisely the same offense which saw her get her first yellow, maybe brutally as she was going for the ball, for a foul on Charlotte Bilbault in the primary half.
She is off.
Green was in this very circumstance in Slovenia last month, with Wales' 1-1 draw that evening considered a genuine positive given the conditions.
Baffling for Wales who are more than in this game at 70 minutes notwithstanding being 1-0 down.
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Carrie Jones subbed for Ffion Morgan
Minutes after that Carrie Jones spill, she is taken off for Ffion Morgan to come on.
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Harding possibility
Carrie Jones places in an awesome race to beat a couple of protectors to get the ball to Tash Harding before objective, yet she accepts a respite as she can't wrap her foot under tension and her shot goes wide.
One more opportunity goes asking however it's sure.
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Opportunity for Green
Green catches and gazes directly for objective, makes an effort however it hits the outside of the net.
She was likely ailing in fortifications to have the option to cross it.
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Terrible offside choice conflicts with Wales
A positive move from Wales is halted abruptly by an entirely problematic offside choice.
Carrie Jones was two yards onside and is apparently vexed by the call.
Fishlock possibility
Jess Fishlock takes a strong endeavor at objective to give Wales their most obvious opportunity yet after a positive period of play, yet it is an incredible save (lamentably).
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France yellow card
Objective scorer Kadidiatou Diani is yellow checked for a foul on Angharad James.
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O'Sullivan occupied
What a shift Laura O'Sullivan is placing in.
She assembles a few shots with hardly a pause in between, including a cross from goalscorer Kadidiatou Diani.
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France risky
Kadidiatou Diani looks risky ready, however fortunately her touch isn't sound so Wales keep away from a panic.
Delphine Cascarino before long takes a stab from the edge of the case and Rhiannon Roberts protects expertly, with the ball then, at that point, pushing past the post as O'Sullivan plunges.
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Second half
We are back.
Ideally Wales can come out terminating and fabricate a touch of certainty and be more daring ready to acquire some energy in the resistance half.
Grains' safeguard surely need some strain taking off them in the event that the primary half is anything to pass by.
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France score
France are on the scoresheet as we head into added time in the primary half.
Delphine Cascarino heads down the right, beats Hayley Ladd in a one-on-one and crosses to Kadidiatou Diani, who spaces it into the upper passed on corner to beat Laura O'Sullivan in Wales' objective.
That is a genuine suckerpunch for Wales, who have guarded well up until this point. Furthermore, a major disgrace for O'Sullivan who has been extraordinary in the primary half.
In any case, it simply goes to show there can be no turning off against a top side like France.
We're into half time.
France 1-0 Wales.
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Green possibility
A free touch in midfield sees Natasha Harding send the ball to Kayleigh Green however she can't fix the ball and any possibility is immediately gone.
Unfortunately it wasn't exactly a one-on-one with the France attendant, as you'd put your cash on Green giving everything to traverse.
Three minutes of added time, presently.
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Jones compromising
Ribs are on the counter momentarily.
Carrie Jones wins the ball after Sophie Ingle winds up on the floor after a tackle however Aïssatou Tounkara is shrewd down the left.
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France header floats over
Aissatou Tounkara heads the ball and it floats over the highest point of Wales' objective.
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