The Olympic Men's Soccer Semi-Final match between France U23s and Egypt U23s was a fierce battle between the two teams, with both players displaying extraordinary skills and fighting spirit on the green field. In the first half of the match, the two sides started a fierce battle, with rapid transition between offense and defense, and the scene was tense and exciting.
Soon after the start, the French team showed its superb ability to work together, Truffaut stopped the ball skillfully on his chest at the front of the penalty area and then pushed a shot straight to the goal, but unfortunately, it was valiantly blocked by the Egyptian defenders. France then made a comeback, Bardet took advantage of a corner kick and leapt high into the air with a powerful header that hit the post and bounced out of bounds, causing a sigh of regret from the crowd. Immediately after that, Lukpa seized the opportunity to make up for the confusion, but unfortunately failed to grasp the foot in the air, the ball over the crossbar.
In the second half, the pace of the game accelerated. In the 60th minute, Egypt finally broke the deadlock on the field, Sabir in the penalty area outside the sudden cold arrow, a shot through the French defense, hanging straight into the corner, to help the Egyptian team to take the lead. However, the French team did not get discouraged, they quickly adjusted their tactics and strengthened the attack. Lacazette and Badei's headers hit the post, and the French team seemed to miss the goal.
At the critical moment, Oliseh stepped forward, his precise direct feed found the forward Mata, the latter single-handedly, calmly pushed the goal, the score will be equalized. Shortly after, Matejta again tried to heel the goal, but the referee in the VAR intervention ruled that the ball offside in the first, the goal is invalid, attracted the French team up and down a moment of regret.
The game went into extra time and the situation became even more heated. In the 105th minute, Egyptian defender Fayyad was sent off for accumulating two yellow cards, and Egypt had to play with fewer players. This became the turning point of the match, as France used their numerical advantage to keep up the pressure. Finally, Mata was at it again, with a header that pierced the Egyptian goal for the second time in as many games. Oliseh then received the ball at the front of the penalty area and did not hesitate to meet the ball, the ball should be into the net, the French team added another city, extending the lead to two goals.
As the final whistle blew, France U23s beat Egypt U23s 3-1 to advance to the Olympic men's soccer final.
