Despite the defeat on penalties for Les Bleues in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, Sakina Karchaoui wanted to pay tribute to tricolor goalkeeper Solène Durand.
Hervé Renard had anticipated the blow. The coach of Les Bleues had planned to bring in his third goalkeeper, Solène Durand, in the event of a penalty shootout during the World Cup. This is what happened in the quarter-final against Australia, with the exit in the 123rd minute of Pauline Peyraud-Magnin.
However, this did not allow the Blues to qualify, since they gave in at the end of the suspense (0-0, 7-6 pens). But Solène Durand does not have to be ashamed of her performance, since she even carried out a “masterclass” according to her teammate Sakina Karchaoui, who wanted to pay tribute to her.
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— Sakina Karchaoui (@SakinaKarchaoui) August 15, 2023
The tricolor goalkeeper repelled Catley’s attempt, before seeing Arnold’s shot hit the post. At the time of the sixth shooter, the Guingamp player even almost offered victory to the Blues, but she saw the ball slip through her hands on Gorry’s shot.
In the aftermath, Durand made up for it by repelling Hunt’s shot beautifully in the axis, with a firm arm, when it was match point for Australia. After Becho’s failure, the Bleues goalkeeper failed to repeat a new feat in front of Vine.
