© Getty Images Delphine Cascarino scored a superb winner to lift France to a 1-0 win and send holders Germany out of the tournament in a match of fine margins in Port Moresby on Friday.
The match, played in cooler evening temperatures, was a fast-paced, high-quality contest that could have gone either way. And though there were numerous chances at either end, France had goalkeeper Mylene Chavas to thanks for several impressive saves.
Cascarino netted one of the goals of the tournament on 16 minutes. The multi-talented wide midfielder exchanged passes from a short corner with Louise Fleury, before dancing around one defender and rifling an unstoppable effort into the goal from an acute angle.
France always looked highly dangerous going forward, thanks in part to the searing pace of Sakina Karchaoui down the left and the artistry of Cascarino on the right.
Germany could easily have levelled before half-time though but for two superb saves to deny the three-time champions. Chavas firs..
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