Delabre hat-trick leads France to Group A summit

A first-half hat-trick from Amelie Delabre and a glorious idea from Emelyne Laurent saw France better a Netherlands 4-0 to finish tip of Group A, sealing a hosts’ place in a quarter-finals during a FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup France 2018.

Although a Dutch started a compare strongly, it was France who non-stop a scoring 10 mins in when Delabre decently guided in a shot after a pass from Carla Polito.

Les Bleuettes were afterwards awarded a chastisement when Laurent was fouled in a area by Aniek Nouwen and Delabre stepped adult and put divided her spot-kick for her second of a match.

Delabre finished her hat-trick only dual mins later, latching on to a finish of a cranky from Laurent and streamer past Oranje goalkeeper Lize Kop.

Goalscoring chances were few and distant between in a second half, with a Netherlands forced to try and find a approach behind into a match.

It was a impulse of particular luminosity from Laurent that gave a French their fourth idea on a day. She used her gait and cunning to leap past Nouwen before quietly slotting in a shot with her right feet past Kop.

The outcome sees France finish tip of a group, while a Netherlands finish in second place, with both teams advancing to a final eight. New Zealand and Ghana are separated from a competition.

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