France vs Ukraine, 2020 International Friendly
· International FriendlyGiroud passes Platini on scorers' list as France rout Ukraine
Olivier Giroud became France's second top men's scorer when he netted a double to take his international tally to 42 goals as they beat Ukraine.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Bogdan Mykhaylichenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
- 2': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
- 2': Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Attempt missed. Benjamin Pavard (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 7': Corner, France. Conceded by Bogdan Mykhaylichenko.
- 9': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 9': Goal! France 1, Ukraine 0. Eduardo Camavinga (France) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
- 12': Corentin Tolisso (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine).
- 14': Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 14': Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
- 18': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (France).
- 18': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Yevhenii Makarenko (Ukraine).
- 21': Steve Mandanda (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Eduardo Camavinga (France) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard.
- 24': Goal! France 2, Ukraine 0. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
- 27': Offside, Ukraine. Mykola Shaparenko tries a through ball, but Andriy Yarmolenko is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (France) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
- 28': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine).
- 29': Attempt missed. Clément Lenglet (France) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Houssem Aouar with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 30': Corner, France. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
- 30': Attempt saved. Corentin Tolisso (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Houssem Aouar with a cross.
- 30': Corner, France. Conceded by Georgi Bushchan.
- 31': Attempt missed. Clément Lenglet (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anthony Martial following a corner.
- 33': Attempt saved. Houssem Aouar (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
- 33': Goal! France 3, Ukraine 0. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 36': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bogdan Mykhaylichenko with a cross.
- 38': Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
- 38': Corner, France. Conceded by Georgi Bushchan.
- 39': Own Goal by Vitalii Mykolenko, Ukraine. France 4, Ukraine 0.
- 40': Foul by Lucas Digne (France).
- 40': Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 42': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andriy Yarmolenko.
- 42': Corentin Tolisso (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine).
- 43': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard with a cross.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Bogdan Mykhaylichenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oleksandr Zubkov.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, France 4, Ukraine 0.
- 45': Second Half begins France 4, Ukraine 0.
- 45': Substitution, France. Kylian Mbappé replaces Anthony Martial.
- 45': Substitution, France. Mike Maignan replaces Steve Mandanda.
- 45': Substitution, France. Raphael Varane replaces Dayot Upamecano.
- 45': Substitution, Ukraine. Eduard Sobol replaces Bogdan Mykhaylichenko.
- 45': Substitution, Ukraine. Viktor Tsygankov replaces Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 45': Substitution, Ukraine. Yevgen Cheberko replaces Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 50': Attempt missed. Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov following a fast break.
- 50': Foul by Ihor Kharatin (Ukraine).
- 50': Houssem Aouar (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Ihor Kharatin (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Goal! France 4, Ukraine 1. Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yevhenii Makarenko.
- 54': Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Andriy Yarmolenko.
- 55': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
- 55': Ihor Kharatin (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
- 57': Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Substitution, France. Antoine Griezmann replaces Houssem Aouar.
- 60': Substitution, France. Paul Pogba replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
- 61': Foul by Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine).
- 61': Lucas Digne (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Ukraine. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Andriy Yarmolenko.
- 62': Substitution, Ukraine. Volodymyr Shepelev replaces Yevhenii Makarenko.
- 65': Corentin Tolisso (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Yevgen Cheberko (Ukraine).
- 65': Goal! France 5, Ukraine 1. Corentin Tolisso (France) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 67': Offside, Ukraine. Viktor Tsygankov tries a through ball, but Eduard Sobol is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Ukraine. Roman Bezus replaces Oleksandr Zubkov.
- 72': Corner, France. Conceded by Ihor Kharatin.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 72': Corner, France. Conceded by Roman Yaremchuk.
- 73': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, France. Wissam Ben Yedder replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 77': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Ihor Kharatin (Ukraine).
- 78': Corner, France. Conceded by Eduard Sobol.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Clément Lenglet (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder with a headed pass.
- 79': Attempt missed. Benjamin Pavard (France) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Clément Lenglet following a corner.
- 81': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
- 82': Goal! France 6, Ukraine 1. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 85': Benjamin Pavard (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Eduard Sobol (Ukraine).
- 85': Benjamin Pavard (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Roman Bezus (Ukraine).
- 87': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 88': Corner, France. Conceded by Yevgen Cheberko.
- 89': Goal! France 7, Ukraine 1. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 90': Eduard Sobol (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, France 7, Ukraine 1.
- 0': Match ends, France 7, Ukraine 1.
Statistics
 UKR |
FRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.1 | Possession | 54.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 13 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 497 | Accurate Passes | 618 |
| 564 | Passes | 679 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 6 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 6 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Line-Ups
France (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 5 | Clément Lenglet |
| 18 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 15 | Steven N'Zonzi |
| 17 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 12 | Corentin Tolisso |
| 14 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 19 | Anthony Martial |
Ukraine (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Georgiy Bushchan (GK) |
| 16 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 4 | Illia Zabarnyi |
| 14 | Ihor Kharatin  |
| 18 | Bogdan Mykhaylichenko |
| 13 | Yukhym Konoplia |
| 20 | Yevhen Makarenko |
| 10 | Mykola Shaparenko |
| 11 | Oleksandr Zubkov |
| 8 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
| 7 | Andriy Yarmolenko |
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