In a memorable match, France lost 5-3 after extra time to Spain in the Olympic final. France 3 : 5 Spain Live Les Bleuets gave their all in this Olympic Games final but showed too much defensive generosity throughout the match to hope to win against a surgical Spanish team that converted all its chances into goals. After opening the scoring through Enzo Millot, Les Bleus conceded three goals in ten minutes and chased the score for the rest of the match. In a completely crazy second half where Michael Olise and Adrien Truffert multiplied the very good crosses, Thierry Henry's team ended up coming back thanks to Akliouche and then equalizing on a penalty Jean-Philippe Mateta. But the defensive errors returned in extra time, and Camello punished the French defense once again. The last goal is anecdotal in added time on a last counterattack while all the Bleuets were attacking The last and only medal of the French football team at the Olympic Games dates back to the Los Angeles Games in 1984, 40 years ago. The Spanish team, silver in Tokyo, this time won the gold medal, as they did 32 years ago in Barcelona. They had already won a silver medal in 2000 in Sydney and in 1920 in Antwerp. While all the French were pushing into the Spanish area, on a quick recovery Camello found himself one-on-one and scored the fifth Spanish goal. Spain is Olympic champion. The Frenchman succeeds in the big bridge in the area and continues but his shot escapes the goal! The Lyonnais enters the area after making the difference, but it is caught by Tenas. Désiré Doué enters the area and manages to center, corner! There are only five minutes left to equalize for the Bleuets. Maximum risk taking with the entry of Cherki à Sildilla Square. The Frenchman had made the difference and was charged by the d& Spanish defender, but the referee considers that there is no penalty. The Spaniard tries his luck à 25 meters and the ball is diverted. corner by Guillaume Restes. The Frenchman has 15 minutes left to try to make a difference. Les Bleuets wereé once again too naive in defense and are down 4-3. There is a quarter of an hour left to try to equalize. Michael Olise once again makes the difference and gives a very good ball. It's devié in corner. The Rennais makes differences on his side left and hits &agrav; 20 meters away, Tenas finally stops in two steps. READ MORE
20:58 – 40 years later
20:53 – The fifth Olympic medal in football Spanish
20:42 – Désiré Doué can't find the frame!
20:40 – Cherki's shot
20:39 – New corner!
20:38 – Only five minutes left
20:33 – Cherki makes his debut ;eacute;e
20:30 – Désiré Gifted remains on the ground after contact in the area
20:29 – New strike from Sergio Gomez
20:28 – Here we go again at the Parc des Princes
20:24 – End of the first extension
20:23 – New corner!
20:20 – Désiré Gifted tries to revive the Blues
By Teilor Stone
Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116