Football World Cup: Running Commentary France 1 Paraguay 0
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SECOND ROUND: STADE FELIX-BOLLAERT, LENS. ATTENDANCE: 41,725
Goals: Blanc 114
Yellow cards: 0
Red cards: 0
Corners: 15
Offside: 1
Free-kicks (against): 12
Coach: Aime Jacquet
Goals: 0
Yellow cards: 5 (Chilavert, Benitez, Enciso, Arce, Rojas). Red cards: 0
Corners: 5
Offside: 1
Free-kicks (against): 19
Coach: Paulo Cesar Carpeggiani
Running commentary
3 min: Petit pierces defence with long angled pass to force corner.
14 min: Lizarazu's clever pass allows Trezeguet to blast shot into side netting.
15 min: Chilavert importantly turns away Diomede's powerful shot.
18 min: Yellow card Chilavert (time wasting).
23 min: Yellow card Benitez (no obvious offence).
32 min: Yellow card Enciso (foul on Henry).
36 min: Diomede fails miserably with shot after Petit again sets him up.
38 min: Henry breaks clear with only 'keeper to beat but hits post.
62 min: Top scorer Henry falls badly (replaced by Pires).
69 min: Petit surprisingly substituted.
73 min: Desailly stopped by Gamarra's fine tackle five yards out.
84 min: Yellow card Arce (foul on Pires).
93 min: Acuna puts shot across face of goal.
99 min: Djorkaeff's free-kick gets beyond wall but deflected and saved.
100 min: Yellow card (Acuna).
112 min: Gamarra continues to block everything thrown at him.
113 min: From Trezeguet's header Blanc beats the brave, defiant Chilavert.
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