As Tielemans collects the ball on the edge of the box, Tchouameni, in an attempt to halt his progress, clips the heels of the Aston Villa midfielder. The challenge is mistimed, and Tchouameni is shown a second yellow card, leading to his dismissal from the game.
France claimed a hard earned 2-1 victory over Belgium in the UEFA Nations League in Brussels on Tuesday. Randal Kolo Muani scored a first-half penalty after Youri Tielemans missed from the spot at the opposite end before Lois Openda levelled on the stroke of half-time. Kolo Muani restored Les Bleus’ lead and Didier Deschamps’ side held on after Aurelien Tchouameni was sent off.
Randal Kolo Muani scored twice as France survived going down to 10 men to hold on for a crucial 2-1 win over Belgium in an enthralling UEFA Nations League encounter in Brussels.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward opened the scoring for Les Blues thanks to a penalty following a Wout Faes handball just 12 minutes after Youri Tielemans had blazed over from the spot for the hosts after a rash challenge from William Saliba.
As France looked set to go into half-time with the lead, a sublime Timothy Castagne cross from the left picked out Lois Openda who headed home the equaliser for Domenico Tedesco’s men in the third minute of stoppage time.
Randal Kolo Muani scored twice as France survived going down to 10 men to hold on for a crucial 2-1 win over Belgium in an enthralling UEFA Nations League encounter in Brussels.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward opened the scoring for Les Blues thanks to a penalty following a Wout Faes handball just 12 minutes after Youri Tielemans had blazed over from the spot for the hosts after a rash challenge from William Saliba.
As France looked set to go into half-time with the lead, a sublime Timothy Castagne cross from the left picked out Lois Openda who headed home the equaliser for Domenico Tedesco’s men in the third minute of stoppage time.
the build-up but just two minutes later saw their lead restored as Kolo Muani’s header squirmed past Koen Casteels.
The pressure on France mounted late on as Aurelien Tchouameni picked up a second yellow for a foul on Tielemans, but Didier Deschamps’ men remained resolute to earn their fifth successive win against Belgium and reach the brink of qualification from the group stage.
The result sees France remain in second after Italy’s 4-1 win against Israel, but crucially it takes them five points clear of Belgium in Group A2 with just two fixtures left to play, including a tie with Israel who are yet to pick up a point.