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World Cup: Ukraine take 2-0 first-leg lead in play-off clash with France

Image: Franck Ribery battles for the ball against Ukraine

Roman Zozulya's second-half strike put Ukraine firmly in control of their World Cup qualification hopes as they went on to beat France 2-0 in their first leg play-off tie on Friday night.

Ukraine Team Statistics France
2 Goals 0
0 1st Half Goals 0
4 Shots on Target 6
4 Shots off Target 3
3 Blocked Shots 5
2 Corners 9
23 Fouls 19
1 Offsides 4
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 1
70 Passing Success 83.9
25 Tackles 20
88 Tackles Success 80
40.7 Possession 59.3
49.9 Territorial Advantage 50.1
337 Total Passes 490
14 Total Crosses 24
162 Lost Balls 143
71 Recoveries 70
45.1 1st Half Poss. 54.9
35.7 2nd Half Poss. 64.3