Calais (AFP)
The France Espoirs team kicked off its Euro-2021 qualifying campaign with a 5-0 win over Azerbaijan on Thursday night at the Stade de l? Epopée in Calais.
The 1998 generation easily disposed of Azeris thanks to a doubled Odsonne Edouard.
The native of Kourou put the blueberries into orbit in the second minute, then the Celtic striker trained at PSG scored again in the 36th. His third double after those made in the last two friendlies against the Czech Republic (3-1) and Albania (4-0).
In front of the public in Calais, Dan Axel Zagadou took over from Edouard and scored in turn in the 40th of a superb header served on a corner.
In the second half the French multiplied the opportunities, forcing the Azerbaijani goalkeeper Ibrahimov to fire all the wood to contain the assaults of Guendouzi's teammates. Houssem Aour aggravated the mark in the 51st on an individual feat, and Arnaud Nordin in the 76th, raising the score to 5-0.
First outing for Conquering Blueberries, solid, and sometimes a little clumsy, four months after the convincing course of the generation of Moussa Dembélé at the 2019 edition of Euro Hopes, which ended in a semi-final and a qualification for the Tokyo Olympics.
This new adventure for the wave of French players born after January 1, 1998, in accordance with UEFA regulations, begins in a good way.
Next meeting of the Blueberries, counting for the qualifications of Euro 2021 hopes, against Slovakia on Tuesday, October 15 in Dunajska Luzna.
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