3 days after the victory in the Coupe de France final against FC Nantes, the TFC received RC Lens on behalf of the 33rd day of Ligue 1 this Tuesday, May 2. A meeting where the Toulousains tried to face the Lensois assaults, in vain…
The movie of the game
The first 30 minutes were dominated by TéFéCé.
5′: Toulouse’s first strike which grazes Brice Samba’s post. Toulouse pushes, but does not materialize its opportunities.
27′: A free kick obtained by Chaibi near the surface. The Algerian international is in charge of striking, he tries to imitate the free kick that van den Boomen scored against PSG in February. It’s hard to stop with Samba.
33′: Generally, in football, when we don’t score our chances, we are punished. that’s what happened. Openda header on a cross from the left by haidara opens the score against the run of play, 0-1 for Lens.
Half time: 0-1
58′: Enter van den Boomen, Dallinga, and Aboukhlal. Changes that have re-energized the purples. We felt that the team was starting to be dulled physically.
64 ‘: Very contentious action in the surface of Maxime Dupé. Logan Costa almost went from hero to zero. As Openda went alone on goal, he seemed stuck in the area, but the referee whistled for a foul… for Toulouse.
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A first half hour of high class play then nothing…until the changes
In a thrilling match between two playful teams. Lensois and Toulouse went blow for blow for more than 30 minutes. However, the efficiency of Lois Openda allowed the “blood and gold” to open the scoring in the first half.
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The triple change from Philippe Montanier, in the 58th minute, with the entry into play of van den Boomen, Dallinga, and Aboukhlal, then in the 71st of Dejaegere allowed the TFC to wake up in the second act.
However, fatigue set in. The game ignited, but Toulouse struggled to find the fault of the best defense in the championship.
Lessons from the game
The violets failed to overcome the brave Lensois. A thrilling match until the end. The “blood and gold” were effective on the only occasion they had in the first period.
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The conclusions of this match are quite complicated. Three days after the final, it is difficult to judge Téf. Fatigue and joy were still very present among the players.
Next TFC match, for the 34th day of Ligue 1, this Sunday May 7 at 3 p.m. against AC Ajaccio.