getting off to a flying start as the goal at the beginning of any group stage match day one coming up at the European Championship which team will come storming out of the traps [Applause] [Music] today the match is live on eatv well nights like these are just what you hope for as a spectator a war welcome I'm Derek Ray and my commentary partner here on the Gantry is the former Arsenal and West Ham player Stuart Robson and today it's the opening game in this particular group at the Euros it's France and they take on Belgium well these teams know they cannot afford to drop points today it's so important well it could be on for him here there it is a delightful start to this match just what they were hoping for well as you can see he doesn't mess about here does he he's strong well balanced and skillful that's a top class finish and the ball moving again what sort of response will we see from them [Applause] now and France exploiting the space on the flank well shown inside the crossbar got in the way gasman just can't get it past him well how unlucky were France they really deserve to level the score there but they need to keep the pressure on [Applause] now in the right place to cut out the pass [Applause] oh good play [Applause] this but fair play that goes down as a very good recovery demele that's a good ball Kevin De brri couldn't keep the ball [Applause] jiru what a commitment to defending tactically quite clear what they're doing trying to get right on top of their opponents tempelle how about the cross jiru and a night again and after all that the the keeper clutches it with Glee well no wonder he's relieved that was so close inches away from a very good goal BR sloppy in possession [Applause] here [Applause] dku Chui Orelia Chui Olivier jiru the referee wasn't going to let that go well just a warning on this occasion might have decided to hand out the yellow card mopping up [Applause] defensively carasco that's how to beat your opponent but St defending what it [Applause] mattered can as man mbappe and keeping it [Applause] out the man task with taking the corner and the danger still on not a time for coolheads and with that the first half draws to a close [Applause] and back onway the ball is moving again with Belgium looking to build on a largely positive first half performance regain possession Onana de BR now Lukaku well nicely cut [Applause] out managed to get it out of [Applause] there committed challenge [Applause] F and the ball back with France [Applause] now de BR and Belgium might be on to something in the wide area it needs an accurate cross he brings it down but work to do and a throw in here for France and a substitution in the offing that is how to apply the pressure and a good challenge to bring that attack to an end well that'll be a free [Applause] kick and players waiting at the far post and he wasn't messing around with the clearance tians carasco well he's gone back to give the free Kick the referee here he tried to play Advantage but it didn't ACR well how can we put it not a free kick that's going to live long in the memory well how we can put it it's a poor effort poor technique probably the wrong decision as well that needed to go into the box an effective challenge real chance oh it's in a two goal C him now and the lead fully [Applause] merited Teo Hernandez mbapp with it well that's how to keep the opposition at Bay and the referee allowing the game to flow using advantage ioma Lois openda and running it back and France finding space on the [Applause] flank well an attempt to forget all about unfortunately yeah got it all wrong trying to pass it into the corner opened up his body but didn't make the right sort of contact f now with castan Salam makers using all his defensive Acumen to cut it [Applause] out ziru could cross it in here well just seemed to lose control there couldn't keep it in and now a corner there goes the final whistle and it's a bad news story from a friend point of view defeat here Stuart something's up for us well Derek they were certainly off the pace today beat to the board in too many key areas they