France overcame the possibly troublesome hurdle of an in-form Austria with out too many scares on Monday as they bought their Euro 2024 marketing campaign up and operating with a 1-0 victory courtesy of an personal aim.
Austria, with one defeat of their final 16 matches, stood their floor and went shut via Christoph Baumgartner after 37 minutes however a minute later France struck when an excellent piece of wing play by Kylian Mbappe took him to the byline and his cross was deflected into his personal internet by the top of Max Wober.
Mbappe, who has by no means scored a European Championship aim, regarded sure to interrupt that duck after 55 minutes however shot extensive when clear via and, although Marcus Thuram and Ousmane Dembele additionally went shut, the 2022 World Cup runners-up couldn’t discover a second and needed to endure just a few defensive scares earlier than clinching the win.
France subsequent face the Netherlands, who even have three factors after beating Poland 2-1 within the opening Group D sport on Sunday.
Source: www.anews.com.tr