Camara's and Mbaye's France U18s finish third in Limoges
A French U18 side including Paris Saint-Germain strikers Oumar Camara and Ibrahim Mbaye were beaten 2-0 on penalties by their English counterparts after a 1-1 draw yesterday in their third and final game of the 2024 Lafarge Foot Avenir tournament at Limoges’s Stade de Beaublanc.
The result saw the Paris pair and their compatriots finish third in the standings, while another of the capital club's U19 strikers, Daniel Marques, won the tournament with Portugal.
FRANCE 1-1 ENGLAND (2-0 on pens)
Lafarge Foot Avenir 2024 – Matchday 3
Stade de Beaublanc (Limoges, France)
Goals: Molebe (69') for France; Nyoni (67') for England.
FRANCE: Akabou (Doamo, 46') – Louer, Planeix, Angély (c), Salhi – Cabral (F. Camara, 87'), Courcoul (O. Camara, 63'), Bouaddi (Kanté, 63') – Rosier (Molebe, 63'), Baradji (Doumbouya, 63'), Mbaye. Coach: Landry Chauvin.
ENGLAND: Lukjanciks – Amissah, Pinnington, King (c) (Rigg, 46'), Nyoni (Fletcher, 87'), Derry (Mane, 46'), Golambeckis (Amass, 46'), Shahar (Dixon, 56'), Harrison (Sidibe, 46'), Mukasa (Sanusi, 46'), Rodriguez (Dipepa, 56'). Coach: Liam Bramley.
STANDINGS:
1. Portugal / 5 points, +1 (3 matches played)
2. England / 4 points, 0 (3 matches played)
3. France / 4 points, 0 (3 matches played)
4. Switzerland / 2 points, -1 (3 matches played)