France – Finland
129 – 50
The Blues, who missed their record for points scored in a match on Saturday by two points (131-35 against Tunisia at the 2002 World Cup), went further behind against the Finns who this time had their pivot Awak Kuier (1.93 m) lined up.
While the French had to do without Dominique Malonga (1.98 m), rested due to a painful wrist, nor captain Sarah Michel Boury.
Many rotations
Jean-Aimé Toupane’s players took 10 minutes to really distance themselves from their limited opponent (26-16 at the end of the first quarter, 58-25 at half-time), the time to adjust their three-point shooting and wear down the Finns with their numerous rotations, often in groups of five players.
Marie Pardon, Pauline Astier and Ana Tadic did not take part, as in the first match, and should therefore be the three left out by Toupane at the end of the Vendée block.
Touré in sight
The group of 15 players will then be reduced to 12 (plus three substitutes) for the Games no later than July 7 and with this in mind, the full-back Migna Touré scored points after a first period without a false note (13 pts at 100% shooting, 15 at 6/9 in the end).
Leïla Lacan also, very clean (6 pts, 5 assists and 4 interceptions), while Marie-Paule Foppossi, in the stands on Saturday, was able to show herself (11 pts at 3/7 shooting) in a match from which it is difficult to draw collective lessons given the difference in level between the two teams.
Little seen in the first half, Marine Fauthoux, back on Saturday after four and a half months without playing due to an operation for a slipped disc, stepped up in the second half (9 pts in total), notably with a 2/2 from long distance.
Serbia on July 12
Now it’s time for the leader and her teammates to rest for a few days before meeting up at the end of the week in Lyon for the third preparation match, scheduled for July 12 in Décines-Charpieu against Serbia.
An opponent who should put up a bit more resistance to the Blues, who committed a few blunders on Monday (16 lost balls) and sometimes had poor rebound control.
2024-07-01 22:00:47
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