International Friendly

FT Monday, May 30, 2016
Cameroon DWLDD 2
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France WWLWW 3
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CMR112
FRA213
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Match Report

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Dimitri Payet's dramatic free kick gives France win over Cameroon

Dimitri Payet's stunning last-minute free kick clinched France a 3-2 win in an entertaining friendly against Cameroon in Nantes.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
1
35.2
Possession
64.8
9
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
282
Accurate Passes
578
341
Passes
622
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
12
15
Crosses
31
0.3
Cross %
0.4
61
Long Balls
50
30
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
3
15
Effective Tackles
6
17
Tackles
9
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
8
Effective Clearances
22
12
Clearances
23

Head to Head

FRA leads series 1-0

Lineups

FRA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 21Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 4Adil RamiCD-R
  4. 3Patrice EvraLB
  5. 19Bacary SagnaRB
  6. 12Lassana DiarraCM
  7. 14Blaise MatuidiLM
  8. 15Paul PogbaRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 8Dimitri PayetLF
  11. 20Kingsley ComanRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Eliaquim MangalaSUB
  2. 22Samuel UmtitiSUB
  3. 18Moussa SissokoSUB
  4. 10André-Pierre GignacSUB
  5. 11Anthony MartialSUB
  6. 23Benoit CostilSUB
  7. 6Yohan CabayeSUB
  8. 2Christophe JalletSUB
  9. 5N'Golo KantéSUB
  10. 16Steve MandandaSUB
  11. 17Lucas DigneSUB

CMR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Fabrice OndoaG
  2. 5Adolphe TeikeuCD-L
  3. 14Aurélien ChedjouCD-R
  4. 6Ambroise OyongoLB
  5. 2Allan NyomRB
  6. 20Georges MandjeckCM-L
  7. 18Eyong EnohCM-R
  8. 15Karl Toko EkambiLM
  9. 11Edgar SalliRM
  10. 9Jacques ZouaCF-L
  11. 10Vincent AboubakarCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingSUB
  2. 16Guy N'DySUB
  3. 4Franck KomSUB
  4. 19Sébastien SianiSUB
  5. 23Jules GodaSUB
  6. 17Aaron MbimbeSUB
  7. 12Henri BedimoSUB
  8. 3Mohamed DjeteiSUB
  9. 7Clinton N'JieSUB
  10. 21Mbilla EtameSUB
  11. 8Anatole AbangSUB
  12. 22Joseph NgwemSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! France 1, Cameroon 0. Blaise Matuidi (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a cross.
  2. 22' Goal! France 1, Cameroon 1. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nyom with a cross.
  3. 33' Eyong Enoh (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 36' Nyom (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 41' Goal! France 2, Cameroon 1. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Pogba with a cross.
  6. 45' Substitution, Cameroon. Sébastien Siani replaces Eyong Enoh.
  7. 45' Substitution, France. N'Golo Kanté replaces Lass Diarra.
  8. 46' Substitution, Cameroon. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting replaces Edgar Salli.
  9. 54' Bacary Sagna (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 65' Substitution, France. André-Pierre Gignac replaces Olivier Giroud.
  11. 65' Substitution, France. Moussa Sissoko replaces Paul Pogba.
  12. 70' Substitution, Cameroon. Anatole Bertrand Abang replaces Vincent Aboubakar.
  13. 70' Substitution, Cameroon. Clinton N'Jie replaces Georges Mandjeck because of an injury.
  14. 76' Substitution, Cameroon. Franck Kom replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
  15. 76' Substitution, France. Yohan Cabaye replaces Kingsley Coman.
  16. 79' Patrice Evra (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 80' Substitution, Cameroon. Mohamed Djetei replaces Aurélien Chedjou.
  18. 88' Goal! France 2, Cameroon 2. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Cameroon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anatole Bertrand Abang with a through ball.
  19. 90' Goal! France 3, Cameroon 2. Dimitri Payet (France) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

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