Monterrey, NL /
Four months after he signed with Tigers, Andre Pierre Gignac was summoned by France selection to dispute the last Close FIFA since 2015, in which the French team faced and won 2-0 the Germany selection on the courtyard of the Stade de France.
One of the authors of that victory on November 13, 2015, was the top scorer of the northern team, which scored the second goal of the night Manuel Neuer, goalkeeper who will see you again five years later, but this time in Club World Cup final against Bayern Munich.
The bench was restless, and with 69 minutes passed Paris’s coach gave André-Pierre the opportunity the player had been hoping for Oliver Giroud, the scorer of the first goal, and four minutes before the end of the match put the second goal on the scoreboard.
Matuidi bladder He received a ball on the left wing and, with the mark at the top, took a precise cross to get from Gignac, who only entered through the center of the area and sent to save the ball with an exact head, and no chance for Neuer, who stood motionless watching the ball travel with his eyes.
That goal of the French striker is also remembered, because after celebrating with his teammates, he raised his hands to signal the Tigres Libres and Lokos bar, one of the moments that, despite the distance, united him with the fans from Monterrey.
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