Ppointed elos with the Take New Zealand who seems not to intimidate Francesince in the minute 5the Gauls scored the first essay of the match showing that they are prepared to win the fourth consecutive World Cup.
A first part where equality has been present at all times and punishment blows have been the protagonists, 6 of France’s 11 points They have come from the punishment blows, New Zealand It has not been very good and France has taken advantage of those errors to perfection.
11 hits of punishment for New Zealand and only 2 from Francewith a total of 8 failures of hands to France and 7 for New Zealand.
However, the All Balks They came out much better in the second half, since in the first minute of the second half, they got a rehearsal which placed them only four points apart.
During the first 15 minutes of the second half, we saw what both teams are capable of, France extended its advantage 18-7 in the 50th minuteneutralizing the New Zealanders but the young Maori soon responded, placing 18-14 in the 52nd minute, squeezing everything in just a few seconds.
A tough entry Carbonneau(France), who led to a small tangana, sent him to the sin bin in the 58th minute, where the New Zealanders They were able to take advantage of the numerical superiority after a melee on the line and 5 from Francewhere New Zealand I pushed harder and they got the try that put the 18-19 on the scoreboard.
Again, a punishment blowhelped the French team to go two points ahead on the scoreboard, in the last minutes of the scorecard. Carbonneau. But the joy was brief, since in less than a minute, the All Blackstoday in white, scored a test that placed them 21-24 on the scoreboard with 10 minutes left.
With 5 minutes left, France got a try that put them two points ahead, 26-24but Hugo Reus He has not been as precise as against Spain with his kicks, scoring 4/6 and the end of the game was heart-stopping, since in the 77th minute, the All Blacks They had a shot in their favor in front of the sticks but the TMO annulled the decision due to an unsportsmanlike play by Joshua Smith who finished the game from the bench.
And, after a punishing blow from France In the last second of the game, the All Blacks They had a kick that went over the sticks, which forced the TMO to review the kick that finally gave the New Zealanders the victory by 26-27.