France thumped Iceland 5-2 last night to set up a semi-final clash
against Germany in Euro 2016.
The match was essentially over in the 1st half as the host nation
became the 1st team in the history of the competition to score 4 in the first
half . Olivier Giroud latched on to Matuidi's delicate ball over the Viking
defence and smashed it for the first time to give France the lead. A few
minutes later, Paul Pogba scored his first goal of the tournament; beating his
marker to head home Antoine Griezmann's inswinger from a corner. Iceland were
thoroughly outplayed in the first half and hardly had a chance to shoot. Two
goals in two minutes just before the break underlined France's dominance.
Dimitri Payet scored in the 42', when he shifted his ball to his left and beat
the keeper with a low drive. Griezmann scored the 4th, chipping the ball over
the onrushing keeper.
Iceland fans had something to cheer about when Sigthorsson scored
a tap-in early in the 2nd half. Giroud's 2nd of the game in the 58' squashed
any hopes of a comeback. With the game in the bag, Didier Deschamps brought on
a few substitutes for match practise. Iceland managed to score another one
towards the end of the game, Bjarnason heading a cross from the left past Hugo
Lloris.
GOALS:
FRA: Giroud-12' 59', Pogba-20', Payet-42', Griezmann-25'
ISL: Sigthorsson- 56', Bjarnason-84'
Highlights: https://goo.gl/P9XDzI
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