For the rest of the match, Gomez was nowhere to be seen, as he failed to put shots on goal and didn’t combine well at all with Thomas Muller.
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Giroud struck in added time at the end of the first half after wonderful work from Anthony Martial with Gignac heading home four minutes from time to give Les Bleus a measure of revenge for their 2014 Federation Internationale de Football Association World Cup quarter-final defeat to Die Nationalmannschaft.
After a couple of attacks, France were finally rewarded with an Olivier Giroud strike on the stroke of half-time, to ensure they headed into the break with the slender 1-0 lead. Oh that was a big chance for Germany’s most lethal forward.
The scoring started just before the halftime whistle.
Gomez last scored for Germany in 2012.
Martial left Antonio Rudiger stranded, skipped past Matthias Ginter and then pulled the ball back for Giroud to tuck inside the near post.
86′ GOAL! France 2-0 Germany: Gignac makes it 2-0 with a bullet header!
The game itself faded into the background as terrorist attacks across Paris broke the silence of the night and one of those attacks even occurred close to Stade de France, so near that the explosions were heard during the game in the stands.
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Just as much as playing well for Manchester United is important for Martial, having an impact on the global scene is something he’ll want to achieve as well.
