BELGIUM vs FRANCE (0-2) Mbappe showed Kevin De Bruyne who is the boss

[Music] well good evening to you and welcome on this most perfect evening for a game of football to which we look forward immensely it's hardly a surprise that everybody has come here in their droves this being a fixture that has received so much coverage in the days leading up to it and it's good to see that we have a good contingent of visiting fans by the look of it too the atmosphere is amicable the conditions do bring out the best in everyone and I think we're all looking forward to a Feelgood [Applause] game and the mood is boisterous it is a perfect Ambiance for the central characters who are ready now to perform this is always a game of consequence well I think we know what we're in for whatever the circumstances that exist when these two meet losing really isn't an option making this another intense feisty Clash which should keep everyone on edge the fans are more nervous than the players to me confirming an atmosphere of of angst try telling them there's nothing riding on this as you can see we've already started here Casta Hernandez oh good ball shots on here oh he's got a big chance oh the balls come loose here oh what a ball there's the shot and he can pounce on that it's a carbon copy of the previous Miss France really are in the ascendency here and they know they have to register while that's the case cleared away Belgium can start a counter here still goalless at the moment pass is just off Target on Rio oh this is a very there the hit and the whistle gone presumably for offside [Applause] now it's tempelle he's got the Sun a terrific save from The Keeper well someone's doing his job properly Peter that's for [Applause] sure France have their second corner now he gets big it's loose now and they want to get it back went with his head but couldn't steer it [Applause] in mbapp so much real chance goal France well we've seen the hunger to win it back and the focus to make it count a very tasty combination a one-nil lead established still a fragile lead though they can't afford to sit on this and the Tas is intercepted and if you have just joined us still just one goal between them and the score is 1 n [Applause] bumps him off it and wins back the ball mbapp mbappe unable to make it happen for all his good intentions and it's Griezmann showing great feet there interesting ball and through to the goalkeeper rabio his flag offside [Applause] then B takes control of eny on the move there will be three minutes at a time oh strongly challenged there now it's some this is the time you need that pace and there's the end of the first half so there we are halim both teams head into their respective dressing room and while there was a genuine flow about the game most importantly there has been just one telling moment it is still very tight here the game still up for grabs and the halftime score 1 n what do you think we're up to after 45 minutes France Merit their advantage on on the balance of play they did most of the probing and got their reward although they should have a bigger lead could come back to haunt them well you'd have to say it's a game that has very much lived up to the pregame expectations passions running pretty high Rivals going at each other 100 Mil an hour you wonder whether they can keep this up France come in having established that lead a game where the narrative is at least in terms of the score line so far so good so we're already in the second period France going well here and they're in a good position to kick on and add to their lead they don't have to overcommit but they can place more emphasis on stretching their advantage yeah he's pulled him up for that challenge and no surprise that's a booking the attendance for this match was 7236 your impression so far Jim well Peter if they're attempting to see out the game with such a a narrow Advantage there's room for trouble uh I just think they're sending out the wrong message this could back far now it's toku that was good pressing forced theera to put an end to it before things could get even more threatening Casta V and deast Onana Shar he's found the way through graio umpp it's come through and he's had a quick look inside that is [Applause] kante substitution Corner number three coming up up for a header and that was very necessary that's a good ball out wide Griezmann he's cut it out France clearly have been instructed to kill this off Tri a shot he scores and surely that does it perfect time decisive strike the invitation was clear and it was accepted with the utmost GLE I really can't say enough as to how good the final ball was it took the defense out of the equation for that split moment and the damage was all done so that's two now without reply well that's pretty much sealed it now and surely Peter we're not going to see any complacency after that so their fourth quarter of the [Applause] game and and now they can spring out a defense he's got talled stop from The Keeper I think he's done great there both reading it and dealing with it it's a good run down the left hand side good spot he's seen the Run that's a throw well he's felt that hasn't he and there goes the final whistle it's a Super Show all round both sides doing their best to impose themselves but one evidently undeniably better