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Olise's Late Winner Lifts France as Italy Rout Turkey
France played Belgium in a Nations League match on Monday.
The game was close and Belgium created several chances.
Michael Olise scored near the end to give France a 1-0 win.
Belgium said a draw would have been fairer.
France also played without captain Kylian Mbappe.
Italy had lost its previous match but played much better against Turkey.
Italy scored four goals and won 4-1.
Other winners included Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden and Montenegro.
Michael Olise scored two minutes from time as France beat Belgium 1-0 in Brussels.
France coach Zinedine Zidane made nine changes and remained unbeaten at the start of his tenure.
Italy responded to their opening defeat by defeating Turkey 4-1 in Bursa.
Alessandro Bastoni, Davide Frattesi, Michael Kayode and Pio Esposito scored for Italy.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden and Montenegro also won, while two matches ended goalless.
- Who
- France, Belgium, Italy and Turkey were the main teams involved; Michael Olise scored France's winner.
- What
- France defeated Belgium 1-0, while Italy defeated Turkey 4-1 in Nations League matches.
- Where
- France played Belgium at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels; Italy played Turkey in Bursa.
- When
- The matches were played on Monday.
- Why
- France won through Olise's late goal, while Italy recovered from its opening defeat with a dominant performance.
France's Winning View
Belgium's Fair-Draw View
Result and performance
France's Winning View
France said it played well and deserved the victory after Olise scored late.
Belgium's Fair-Draw View
Belgium said it created chances, looked dangerous and gave away little, making a draw a fairer result.
Late decisive moment
France's Winning View
France's substitutes, including Olise, helped change the match in its favor.
Belgium's Fair-Draw View
Belgium regretted conceding so late after competing closely throughout the game.
Key facts
- France-Belgium result
- France won 1-0.
- Winning goal
- Michael Olise scored two minutes from time.
- Italy-Turkey result
- Italy won 4-1 away from home.
- Italy scorers
- Alessandro Bastoni, Davide Frattesi, Michael Kayode and Pio Esposito scored.
- Turkey scorer
- Barış Alper Yılmaz scored Turkey's goal.
- Other results
- Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Romania 4-2, and Sweden beat Poland 3-1.
- Goalless matches
- Ukraine drew with Georgia, while Northern Ireland drew with Hungary.
Quotes
Brandon Mechele
Belgium centre back
“It is a pity, especially because the goal came so late. We created chances ourselves, looked dangerous, and gave very little away. A draw would have been a fairer result”
rediff.com
“The team played well, pressed high, kept possession and played the ball through. We had to focus on this match, which was a difficult one”
rediff.com
Sources
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