Boos still ring out for Domenech despite first home win

French midfielder Jerome Rothen (R) vies with Hungarian midfielder Zoltan Gera during their friendly soccer match at the Saint-Symphorien Stadium in Metz. France won 2-1.

Goals by Djibril Cisse and Florent Malouda gave France their first home win under Raymond Domenech with a 2-1 victory over Hungary but the coach could not escape being roundly booed because of his continuing insistence on not selecting former Metz player Robert Pires.

A late goal by Zsombor Kerekes gave the French some nervous moments but ultimately the team if not Domenech left the pitch to cheers from the 26,000 crowd.

"I ignore what is going on on the terraces. I am focussed on the action on the pitch," said Domenech, who has not selected Pires since last October after critical comments the Arsenal star made about Domenech in a magazine interview and a row over wearing his personal sponsor's clothing.

"As for the match I think we played well but obviously suffered a bit physically in the second-half as several of the players have been on holidays but there were many good things to come out of the match."

Cisse struck with his fourth international goal in the 10th minute after Sylvain Wiltord's pass was deflected into his path and he coolly slotted it past Gabor Kiraly, whose poor clearance straight to Jerome Rothen had set up the move.

French midfielder Vikash Dhorasoo (L) is tackled by Hungarian Otto Vincze during their friendly soccer match at the Saint-Symphorien stadium in Metz. France won 2-1.

Jean-Alain Boumsong nearly made it 2-0 in the 20th minute but his header went narrowly wide from Rothen's freekick after Hungarian defender Peter Stark had brought Vikash Dhorasoo down, for which he was booked by Belgian referee Paul Allaerts.

France were playing some of their best football since Domenech took over after Euro 2004 and it was just the last gasp intervention of an Hungarian defender which deprived Cisse of finishing a quite superb move down the left which started with Eric Abidal.

His pass into Malouda saw the recipient flick it to Rothen with his first touch and the PSG winger's cross into the box was destined for Cisse before the visitors hacked it out for a corner.

The Hungarians frustration came to the surface again as the lively Dhorasoo - who looked a different player to the one who failed to prove himself at AC Milan last season - was bodychecked by Vilmos Vanczak, who was booked.

Malouda deservedly doubled the lead in the 35th minute after drifting in in from the left got a fortunate ricochet and strolled into the penalty box before sliding it across Kiraly and into the net for his first goal for his country.

French defender Anthony Reveillere (L) vies with Hungarian midfielder Szabolcs Huszti (R) during their friendly soccer match at the Saint-Symphorien Stadium in Metz. France won 2-1.

Dhorasoo had a goalbound effort blocked by William Gallas in the 41st minute as his compatriot inadvertently got in the way with Kiraly unsighted.

Captain for the night Wiltord almost trebled their lead five minutes into the second-half as he was released into the box but the Magyars replacement keeper Marton Fulop - who is the reserve keeper at Premiership side Spurs - did well to block his shot.

Hungary at least threatened the French goal for the first time in the 63rd minute as substitute Akos Takacs - on his debut - got down the left and whipped in a low cross that Boumsong just managed to squeeze out for a corner before Kerekes got to it.

Kerekes made no mistake 15 minutes from time when brilliantly found by Tamas Hajnal he unleashed an unstoppable shot past Gregory Coupet for his second goal in five internationals.