Barcola's France U23s beat Côte d'Ivoire

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Paris Saint-Germain forward Bradley Barcola's France U23 team beat their Côte d'Ivoire counterparts 3-2 in a friendly on Friday 22 March at the Stade Gaston Petit in Châteauroux.

The capital club's number 29, who had started the game, was forced off shortly before the half-hour mark after suffering a thigh injury while sprinting.

FRANCE - CÔTE D'IVOIRE : 3-2 (1-0)
Friendly
Stade Gaston Petit (Châteauroux)
Goals : Doué (38', 84') and Odobert (72') for France,  A. Traoré (47') and Bamba (49') for Côte d'Ivoire.
FRANCE : Chevalier (c) - Diakité (Sildillia, 68'), Yoro, Lukeba, Truffert - Akliouche (Millot, 58'), K. Koné, Thuram - Doué, Wahi (Cherki, 68'), Barcola (Odobert, 28'). Coach : Thierry Henry.
CÔTE D'IVOIRE : Fofana (Konan, 74') - Zogbé, Diaz, Ahoussou, Akpa (Konaté, 74') - Coulibaly, Maho, Nadje (Zougrana, 74') - B. Traoré (c) (A. Koné, 82'), Bamba (Assoumou, 56'), A. Traoré. Coach : Boubacar Sanogo.