The French women's team of the untenable Amel Majri, author of a hat-trick, made her power speak in front of modest Serbia (6-0) on Saturday in the well-filled Matmut Atlantic of Bordeaux, a second success in qualifying for the Euro-2021 which allows him to spend the winter warm.
Faced with the sluggish victory against Kazakhstan (3-0) in early October, the coach Corinne Deacon asked her players to be "more serious", more effective. The message has been heard! At Chymkent, the first goal came on the hour mark. In Bordeaux, there was already 3-0 after the first half hour. The figures do not always tell the truth of a match but, in this case, they were the early witness of a one-sided meeting between the Blues, quarter finalists of the World Cup last summer, and the Serbs , ranked 41st in the Fifa rankings.
21,000 supporters
The evening captain Marion Torrent might have called for distrust of "a catchy team, who plays with the heart", there was no match against the Balkans team, already outclassed in the previous four confrontations (19 goals scored and no cashed in 4 duels). Worn by more than 21,000 fans, the French have suffocated their opponents with a double-express Majri (7th, 12th), perfectly served by her teammate Olympique Lyonnais Delphine Cascarino. The Parisienne Grace Geyoro, a superb recovery volley entered with the help of a pole (31), has added a note that could have been much saltier. Because in the first period, the team of France has also spoiled a multitude of actions, either Valérie Gauvin at point-blank (5th) or head (14th, 20th) or Kenza Dali on attempts against (1st) or above (26th).
Amel Majri at the top
The perfectionist Deacon must surely instruct her players, especially since they could have had some cold sweats without a decisive stop Sarah Bouhaddi (29th). The coach will, however, have many reasons to be satisfied in the next five months, until the resumption of the European campaign against Macedonia on April 10 at home, followed four days later by a trip to Austria. Majri's performance is one of them. At the beginning of the season, the Lyonnaise had asked Deacon to play on the left wing, as in club, and no longer in defense where the technician used it. The former coach of Clermont (2nd male division) did not regret to listen to it, as Majri broke the screen.