France ahead of Cyprus at half-time in an interrupted match

A strange first period. The French Espoirs team is currently traveling to Cyprus as part of the Euro 2025 Qualifiers. A meeting which was interrupted after the first quarter of an hour of play due to a power outage . The Bleuets lead by the smallest of margins at the break thanks to a goal from Hugo Ekitike.

The lighting is acting up, Ekitike too

The French Espoirs Team will quickly get their foot on the ball and make their evening opponent run. From the fifth minute of play, Malo Gusto will cross magnificently towards Loum Tchaouna, who surprisingly does not find the target. In the process, Hugo Ekitike will head a ball. It lacks power. A few seconds later, Koutsakos is launched into the depth but stumbles on a return from Jëanuel Belocian, before Guillaume Restes grabs the ball. In the eleventh minute of play, Loum Tchaouna will accelerate on the left and serve Johann Lepenant, whose attempt ends on the Cypriot right post.

The match will subsequently be interrupted due to a lighting failure. As soon as the match resumes, the French selection will open the scoring. Launched on the right side, Hugo Ekitike goes faster than everyone, cuts to the center and finds the net. The pace will then begin to drop, with the French Espoirs Team beginning to manage its advantage. In the 40th minute of play, a cross from Neofytou on the left forced Guillaume Restes to lie down. In the action, Malo Gusto seems to injure the back of his right ankle and will start to worry his staff. The Chelsea full-back, however, managed to hold on until half-time.