Strasbourg (AFP)

The Bleues returned to victory and the public, Thursday in Strasbourg at the end of their season, against German neighbors (1-0) deprived of many holders and controlled by the partners of Kenza Dali, the only scorer in a committed game.

The eleventh and last match of the 2020-2021 fiscal year had lost some of its interest with the closed session announced at the Meinau and the multiple absences that depopulated the two selections.

Finally, the spectators were allowed at the last minute to come and watch the show, which was rather pleasant and lively.

Superior in the game, the French took over the second nation in the Fifa rankings thanks to Dali, the West Ham midfielder who offered himself, as a bonus, a nice goal, his sixth in 34 selections.

The players of Corinne Deacon can evacuate the memory of the non-match lost 2-0 in mid-April against the American world champions and calmly project themselves on their next trips in September to Greece and Slovenia as part of the qualifications for the World Cup -2023.

The coach does not yet have the lead at the World Cup but rather at Euro-2022, which she intends to play with a renewed squad.

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The absence of the injured Griedge Mbock, Delphine Cascarino, Eugénie Le Sommer, Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani gave her the opportunity to see players evolve less often, if not very little, used.

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This was the case of Aïssatou Tounkara, holder of the captain's armband, and especially of Sandie Toletti (16 caps), the Levante midfielder in Spain who did not miss the opportunity to show himself.

Incisive, technical and eye-catching, the former Montpellier drew the clamors of some 2,000 spectators invited by the Federation after the green light obtained in extremis from the local authorities.

The latter roared even louder on Dali's long, lobed shot which slipped between goalkeeper Merle Frohms and the crossbar.

Funny enough, the action took place when Ella Palis was patient on the edge of the field to replace ... Dali, visibly embarrassed at the ribs and replaced in stride.

If we were far from the 15,000 people present for the last France-Germany (3-3) female disputed in Strasbourg, February 13, 2013, the cries of joy from the spans of the Meinau were surely appreciated by the Blue, weaned from all audiences since October 2020 and the reception of North Macedonia in Orléans.

Faced with the Mannschaft, deprived of Sara Däbritz (PSG), Dzsenifer Marozsan (OL) or Alexandra Popp (Wolfsburg), the French could even have led more widely on the initiatives of Grace Geyoro (37th), Amel Majri (49th), Viviane Asseyi (53rd) and Toletti (62nd).

They did not experience too many thrills around the cage defended by Pauline Peyraud-Magnin, goalkeeper out of his area to tackle Svenja Huth (44th) before blocking a new attempt by the latter (45th).

The only big alert came from a hand in the area of ​​Tounkara (83rd) ... not whistled by the referee.

In this evening without too much of a hitch, where Wendie Renard shone and where Kessya Bussy honored his first selection at the end of the match, the regrets will probably be in the head of Valérie Gauvin.

Holder in the absence of Katoto, the center forward Everton was quite transparent until his replacement by Clara Matéo shortly after the hour mark.

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