Le Mans (AFP)

The new generation France Espoirs led by Eduardo Camavinga launched its Euro qualifying campaign with a quiet victory against North Macedonia (3-0), with a goal from the neo-Madrid, Thursday at Le Mans.

Arabesques, a goal from a long shot (50th), a role of leader, the young rookie of Real Madrid (18) delighted the 2,311 spectators of the MM Arena.

He helped the Bleuets to digest the elimination in the last second of the quarter-final of the Euro preceding against the Netherlands, where he was on the bench (2-1), and the flop of the Olympic Games.

The first goal also bears the claw of Camavinga, a nice opening of N.10 for Melvin Bard, whose center is taken from the right by Nathanaël Mbuku (26th).

Pierre Kalulu made the addition more difficult at the end of the match (89th).

Installed among the leaders of this new generation, with his 3 A selections, he put the Bleuets on the track.

The player trained at Stade Rennais could have counted an assist to his credit if Mbuku had not shot over (53rd) or if Mohamed-Ali Cho had not come up against goalkeeper David Denkovski on a delicious pass in the surface (62nd).

- The caviars of Diop -

The other host of the game was Sofiane Diop, best Bleuet with Camavinga, distributing the caviars to his partners, like this luminous ball in the depth for Cho, who missed his dribble in front of David Denkovski (39th).

The new prodigy of Angers has "crunched" other opportunities to open his goal counter, as he already did with the SCO in L1, at 17 years old.

Mohamed-Ali Cho missed the KO four times, losing his duels with Denkovski (29th, 39th, 56th, 68th), before being replaced by Arnaud Kalimuendo (68th).

Another leader of these new Hopes, Amine Gouiri, already present in the previous generation like Camavinga, like Cho had a frustrating match.

Appointed captain by Sylvain Ripoll, he did not have the same impact as with Nice at the start of the season (3 goals), with too many strikes off target and a lost duel with David Denkovski (32nd).

Gouiri left at the same time as Camavinga, leaving their places to Sékou Mara and Képhren Thuram (80th).

Difficult to judge the defense, never really in danger, but the full-backs are up a lot, and Melvin Bard, on the left, stood out for the quality of his crosses and Kalulu, on the right, for his final goal, on a pass from 'Enzo The Fairy.

It should not be pushed to its limits either in the Faroe Islands on Monday before facing the most formidable rivals in Group H, Ukraine and Serbia.

But the Bleuets de Camavinga started well.

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