Topics: Alexandre Lacazette, France, Denmark, Friendly, Olympique Lyon
Since the game was in Saint Etienne, the Olympique Lyon striker had a hostile welcome. It was his sixth game with the national team.

Alexandre Lacazette scored his first goal with Les Bleus in the 2-0 victory of France over Denmark. The host nation of the Euro 2016 recovered from a midweek 3-1 loss at home against Brazil.

14 minutes into the first half, Lacazette scored the opening goal in Saint-Etienne. After Denmark’s goalkeeper had deflected a shot, it landed right in front of Lacazette who did not think about it twice and sent his shot into the net. It turned things around for fans who had given the player a hostile welcome.

WATCH: Lacazette scores his first goal for France

The 23-year-old was on his sixth game with the national team and finally knew what it was to score for the. He took advantage of the opportunity Didier Deschamps gave him to replace Karim Benzema in the starting XI.

Olivier Giroud from Arsenal added another goal before halftime, the last one of the match. Nicklas Bendtner, who had just scored a hat-trick against the United States, missed his only clear chance right before the teams took a break.

France kept pushing in the last 45 minutes but was unlucky to keep adding more goals to the score sheet. Lacazette has 23 goals in the Ligue 1 with Olympique Lyon, he is the leading scorer in the domestic league.

After 71 minutes, the French manager decided to get him out and Blaise Matuidi went in. It was the longest he has played in a game for his national team. 69 minutes was his previous record against Albania on November 14, 2014.

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Lacazette after his goal

When you whistle Lacazette but are obliged to celebrate his goal