Togo hold wasteful France 0-0 at halftime
June 23, 2006
COLOGNE (Reuters) – Togo held France 0-0 at halftime in
their Group G match on Friday after French forwards David
Trezeguet and Thierry Henry missed a series of chances.
France, without suspended midfield maestro Zinedine Zidane,
began strongly and went on the attack, with Trezeguet’s first
effort in the fourth minute flying wide.
Togo gained in confidence and France goalkeeper Fabien
Barthez was forced into a fine save from a Mohamed Kader
Coubadja shot just moments later.
But France had the best of the chances with Franck Ribery
and Trezeguet wasting opportunities with Togo mostly kept on
the defensive and limited to counter-attacks.
Source: reuters