It's an easy victory for the Bleuets.

The France Espoirs team, however very reworked, inflicted a correction on Northern Ireland (5-0), Monday during a friendly match played at the Stade de l'Epopée in Calais.

Four days after the difficult success against an ultra-defensive team from the Faroe Islands (2-0), coach Sylvain Ripoll carried out a major squad review with no less than nine changes at kick-off.

Only defender Pierre Kalulu and midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, who had inherited the captain's armband, have indeed been renewed and no less than eight players have had their first tenure with the Espoirs.

Three even honored their first cap: goalkeeper Stefan Bajic and defenders Castello Lukeba and Yasser Larouci.

The first big chance for Northern Ireland

The young French took control of operations from the start of the game and multiplied the offensives.

However, the first big chance was Northern Ireland: on a corner, after a header pushed back by Bajic, Joris Chotard made a save on his line to repel the attempt of John McGovern (18th).

The response from the Tricolores was quick and it was from the left that the opener came: served by Camavinga at the corner of the penalty area, Larouci overflowed and fired a cross shot which finished in the opposite corner (1-0, 21st).

Les Bleuets tried to drive the point home but the restless Nathan Ngoumou and Georginio Rutter sometimes lacked efficiency or accuracy.

The contribution of substitutes

The French continued their domination after the break and the substitutes made the difference after the hour mark: at the end of a one-two with Enzo Le Fée, Sofiane Diop doubled the bet with a nice stung ball (64th), then Amine Gouiri (3-0, 66th) and Maxence Caqueret (4-0, 72nd) widened the gap with two long shots.

Finally, the Lensois Arnaud Kalimuendo closed the mark with a good sequence of chest control-volley (5-0, 76th).

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