France Beats England 3-2 in Dramatic Euro Hockey Clash

France edged England 3-2 in a thrilling Euro Hockey clash , with Timothée Clément scoring a last-minute winner after goals from Stuart Rushmere , Amaury Bellenger , and Mattéo Desgouillons .

Consequently, the match began at a steady pace, with both England and France sharing ball possession in the opening minutes. England earned the first penalty corner in the 2nd minute, but France’s defense held strong to deny an early breakthrough. At the 10th minute, England’s persistence paid off when Stuart Rushmere scored a well-taken field goal.

France immediately challenged the decision with a referral, but the goal stood. Moments later, France had their chance with a penalty corner but couldn’t find the back of the net. Nonetheless, the first one-quarter concluded with England leading 1-0.

The second quarter opened with both England and France maintaining steadfast ball possession, looking for opportunities to break through. The pace remained competitive as both sides launched attacking plays but were met with strong defensive responses.

At the 38th minute of the arc, France’s Amaury Bellenger received a green card, briefly reducing their numbers on the playing field. Despite the man advantage, England couldn’t capitalize, and the quarter ended without any changes to the scoreline, with England still leading 1-0.

France equalized in the 34th minute through Amaury Bellenger after a penalty corner. Therefore, England missed a chance to retake the lead before tempers flared, with three green cards shown.

Consequently, France capitalized late, as Mattéo Desgouillons scored in the 45th minute to make it 2-1 heading into the final quarter.

The final quarter saw England come out strong, launching early attacks and earning consecutive penalty corners, but they were unable to convert. Their persistence paid off in the 54th minute when Stuart Rushmere scored to bring the game level at 2-2.

However, the French refused to settle for a draw, and in the 60th minute, Timothée Clément delivered the decisive goal, securing a 3-2 win for France in dramatic fashion.

France has qualified for the semi finals while england is now dependant upon that germany loses to Poland than they have a chance of being in the championship

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