Yipee!!!

-- Anonymous, June 01, 2001

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LEBOUEF WALKS AS ZANE TRIPS FRANCE UP

France 0-1 Australia Zane 60 Confederations Cup, Group A, Taegu

Frank Leboeuf was sent off as World and European champions France crashed to a shock defeat against Australia. The Chelsea defender, skippering the side in Taegu, was given his marching orders 13 minutes from time for a crude lunge on Socceroos' goalscorer Clayton Zane.

Leboeuf, who is expected to be on his way out of Stamford Bridge this summer, had already been yellow carded by Guatemalan referee Carlos Batres as Les Blues paid the price for sending out a second string side.

Roger Lemerre fielded an entirely different side to the one that opened the Confederations Cup with a 5-0 thrashing of South Korea, handing Olivier Dacourt his first start and bringing Leboeuf in to replace his Chelsea team-mate Marce Desailly.

The red card proved the miserable end to a sorry show from the bald defender, who headed wide of an open goal on 44 minutes being left unmarked by Tony Vidmar at Laurent Robert's free-kick.

The Socceroos made the miss count on the hour mark when France keeper Gregory Coupet could only parry a Josip Skoko free-kick on to the post and Zane was first to the rebound.

France threw some of their more established players on in a bid to salvage something from the game, although Middlesbrough keeper Mark Schwarzer produced a super save to somehow stop Robert's looping header levelling the scores minutes from time.

France: 12-Gregory Coupet; 20-Zoumana Camara, 18-Frank Leboeuf (capt), 19-Christian Karembeu, 5-Nicolas Gillet, 6-Youri Djorkaeff (4- Patrick Vieira 86), 15-Jeremie Brechet, 16-Olivier Dacourt (7-Robert Pires 73), 11-Sylvain Wiltord, 14-Frederic Nee (9- Nicolas Anelka 70), 22-Laurent Robert

Australia: 1-Mark Shwarzer; 2-Kevin Muscat, 3-Craig Moore, 5-Tony Vidmar, 6-Tony Popovic, 4-Paul Okon (capt), 7-Josip Skoko (13-Marco Bresciano 78), 8-Stan Lazaridis, 10-Brett Emerton, 17-Steve Corica, 20-Clayton Zane (9-John Aloisi 86)

Referee: Carlos Batres, Guatamala

-- Anonymous, June 01, 2001

And before anyone says itr wasn't Frances best team, it wasn't ours either!

-- Anonymous, June 01, 2001

Doesn't matter Tre...they were the Frogs and your lads beat them. Well done Oz.

-- Anonymous, June 01, 2001

note... no Henry or Trezeguet for France.

-- Anonymous, June 02, 2001

No Kewell or Viduka for Oz.

Congrats, Tre!

-- Anonymous, June 02, 2001

Emerton had a good game as well!

-- Anonymous, June 02, 2001