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France U-21 national team coach Thierry Henry could not hide his anger after being caught off guard by Hwang Seon-hong.

The Republic of Korea U-21 national soccer team, led by coach Hwang Seon-hong, defeated the French U-21 national team 3-0 in a friendly match held at Le Havre Satad Ocean, France on the 21st (Korean time).

Both teams finished the first half scoreless, but in the 25th minute of the second half, Jeong Sang-bin took the lead with a spectacular right-footed free kick from the left side of the opponent's penalty box. In the 34th minute of the second half, Jeong Sang-bin shined again. He finished a cross from the left with his right foot in front of the goal. In extra time in the second half, Hong Yun-sang took advantage of a goalkeeper mistake and scored with an accurate shot into the empty goal.

France is paying close attention to the 2024 Paris Olympics to be held next year. French legend Henry was appointed as coach last summer, but while the team was on a roll, they lost the game against Austria and Korea, falling into a swamp of two consecutive losses.

Coach Henry said through France's L'Equipe, "We can't afford to allow a goal like that. The second and third goals conceded were ridiculous. You can't let the opponent pass the ball in the middle like that. Soccer is realistic. “If you don’t create your own opportunities, the opposing team will have the opportunity to punish you.”

He added, "In terms of fighting ability, it wasn't difficult to do better than against Austria, but the result was terrible. Still, we created our own chances tonight. We had one-on-one chances, a close header, and even hit the post."

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