Kalimuendo hat-trick sees Les Bleuets finish 3rd
France U18 , including Paris Saint-Germain Tanguy Kouassi, Timothée Pembele, Adil Aouchiche and Arnaud Kalimuendo recorded a 3-1 win over the Netherlands on Sunday in the Estadio Bezerrão in Brasilia, to finish third in the FIFA U17 World Cup in Brazil.
Tanguy Kouassi, Adil Aouchiche and Arnaud Kalimuendo all started the match with the latter netting a hat-trick to take his tally to five in the competition. Timothée Pembele was a late substitute.
NETHERLANDS 1-3 FRANCE (H-T: 1-1)
FIFA U17 World Cup 2019 - 3rd-place play-off
Estadio Bezerrão (Brasilia, Brazil)
Goals: Taabouni (N) 15', Kalimuendo (F) 22', 54', 62'.
NETHERLANDS: Raatsie - Salah Eddine, Rensch, Hoever - Unuvar (Bannis, 58'), Taabouni, Taylor (c), Regeer, Maatsen - Braaf (Allouch, 90'), Hansen. Coach: Peter van der Veen.
FRANCE: Lima Semedo - Soppy, Kouassi, Matsima, Altikulac (Pembele, 90') - Lepenant (Ahamada, 79'), Agoumé (c), Aouchiche, Taïbi - Kalimuendo, Mbuku (Lihadji, 65'). Coach: Jean-Claude Giuntini.
Et comme une bonne nouvelle n'arrive jamais seule, les Bleuets rentrent de la Coupe du Monde U17 avec une médaille de bronze après leur victoire 3-1 face aux Pays-Bas ! 🥉🇫🇷🙌 pic.twitter.com/YMq42c9IIn
— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) November 17, 2019