Late goal gives France win over Albania

Antoine Griezmann and Dimitri Payet both scored late goals to give France a 2-0 win over minnows Albania and book their place in the knockout rounds of Euro 2016 on Wednesday evening.

Griezmann, who was a stun prohibition from Didier Deschamps’ starting line-up, was introduced in the second half and made his closeness felt with a heavenly headed goal before Payet balanced off the triumph with his second of the opposition for the hosts.

In the wake of playing splendidly in their opening Group A destruction to Switzerland, Albania looked set to go one better and win a point against a France side that ruled possession, yet fail to enlist a shot on center until Griezmann struck.

Gianni De Biasi’s men made different chances to stand out in a gallant execution, yet Griezmann and Payet exchanged them to a whipping which deserts them base of the group stage match.

Without Pogba and Griezmann, it was left to Anthony Military and Kingsley Coman to test for an early opening, yet the Albanian assurance disillusioned the opposition has and the home support stuffed into Stade Velodrome.

France countered, and substitute Pogba ended over from Payet’s sweetly hit cross, however the preoccupation stayed in an unsafe circumstance taking after a hour.

Giroud squandered a splendid chance to score when he headed Coman’s greatly judged cross wide of Etrit Berisha’s target, and after a minute he powered a for all intents and purposes vague chance onto the post.

Deschamps sent on Griezmann throughout the previous 20 minutes as his side continued crushing, in any case it was not until the 89th minute that the substitute connected with Adil Rami’s cross to make it 1-0.

Payet then sent the French fans wild with another great solo goal in mischief time, cutting inside to put a shot into the net with exceptional balance.