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France coach Francis Smerecki was celebrating "achieving our first objective" after the UEFA European Under-19 Championship hosts kicked off Group A with an emphatic win against the Netherlands, for whom Wim van Zwam could only bemoan a "sloppy" display. England's Noel Blake breathed a sigh of relief after his side got the better of a five-goal thriller against Austria, whose coach Andreas Heraf felt plenty of pride in defeat. UEFA.com hears from the four Group A teams.