France Women 4 – 1 Wales Women

Wales is held on the verge of group elimination from their first major tournament after France overcome a frightened minor from the Rhian Wilkinson team to win 4-1 in St Gallen.

At one point, it seemed that Wales was about to create an upheaval against a French team that made seven team changes that England 2-1 in the first match.

Although he was late in the first match of Clara Mateo, Wales replied within five minutes to score his very first goal during a major tournament. And it would never be just one person who scored it, to Jess Fishlock.

The record scorer of all time in Wales and the appearance manufacturer of all time has become the oldest goalscorer in a female euro – while the 38 -year -old picked up the pass of Ceri Holland to cause an equalizer at home.

The offside flag initially increased when the Holland initial race was checked – but the referee pointing to the central place sparked jubilant celebrations of the red wall. And France was shaken by this equalizer and had trouble breaking the Welsh resistance for most of the first half.

But just like against the Netherlands, Wales has once again conceded just at halftime while Mateo was trying inside the surface, to be shot in Holland in the region for a penalty in Stonewall.

Kaditaou Diani intensified and only instilled the ball in front of the goalkeeper Saf Middleton-Patel, who tried to save with his legs.

And in another rehearsal of errors made against the Dutch last weekend, Wales also conceded just after half-time, thanks to their own manufacture. Middleton-Patel took a heavy touch while Wales tried to play their backs and that allowed Mateo to retire and set up Amel Majri, who swept the house with ease.

Everything moved away from Wales just after the hour mark while Diani set up the captain of France Grace Geyoro to mark a carpet and set up an unable to 4-1 advance.

The passion of the red wall almost allowed a second goal in Wales a few times, the Dutch people approaching after the third in France, while a stop race occurred after the goalkeeper of France Pauline Peyraud Magnin abandoned a corner.

Sophie Ingle’s return to the field after 10 months of ACL Hell injury was also comforting. But for Wales, it looks like another match against England, then at home.

What are the permutations of the Group’s final game of France and Wales?

If Wales wants to have a chance to do the stadiums with direct elimination, they must first beat the holders of England and overturn a swing of nine goals in the table difference of goals against the lionesses.

Even if this highly improbable feat is achieved, they would then need France to beat the Netherlands, while Wales would also need a better goal difference than the Dutch to finish in the first two.

Although it looks like the end of the Wales road, France just needs a point against the Netherlands – beaten 4-0 by England earlier Wednesday – to guarantee their quarter -final as a group winners.

Wilkinson: I don’t care about errors or results, I have never been proud

The head coach of Wales Rhian Wilkinson in ITV Sport:

“I have never been more proud. This team, they continue to surprise me. The courage and the bravery of playing.

“We now know that there is a level of fitness and a level of detail, but to be also courageous, to present itself against one of the best world teams – I really believe that France is easily in the first three – and to mark our first goal in euros, it was an incredible game. I am very proud today.

“Jess Fishlock is forever young. She is incredible, I pushed her – I didn’t want her to play so long but I couldn’t take her. She played so well. We just had performance on the ground.

“And there were players who did not arrive on the field today but their professionalism and their energy, how they stayed together. We lost 4-1 today, but it is not always the result. We focus on the results, but it is a new nation in the world of football. We have shown and shown how proud we are to represent Wales.

“Make margins – you have to experience it. This is the learning process. This was what was missing in the first game, we played in ourselves. I asked them to be courageous and it makes us larger. The best teams will punish us for each little error.

“Some of the pieces we have had today – against France which are superior opposition. We are not naive, so we must be proud of performance like that. Results, we can live with it.

“I don’t care about individual errors. They do them because I ask them to do things under extreme pressure – not only in the moment and the environment, but against a team that concerns you. And we played against them.

“You do not learn if you do not play and do not try. So we have had mistakes, but also some of the players who had the mistakes are the reason why we have marked the goal and have the courage to play. So there will always be a team mentality in everything we do.”

Fishlock: Wales is so close – I’m so proud!

Pays de Pays de Wales Jess Fishlock in ITV Sport:

“I am extremely proud of these girls this evening. There were times and for most of the game, we were there. We were in it and do exactly what we expected.

“So far, the biggest learning of us in this tournament is the little moments? We just had to be a little better in general.

“We are so close. I’m so happy with this group tonight.”

Becoming the oldest goalscorer in euros: “I guess I’m going to take this as a compliment!” I could not get these distinctions without my entire team behind me. I am very grateful, maybe after the tournament, he will sink it a little.

“What is it to say? We have the best fans in the world. They are noisy, proud and they support us. They know that we do everything we can and that they want us to go so better. So, on the Red Wall and all those who support us, thank you very much!”