First round for Nantes.
The Nantes residents have fully started the maintenance / accession dams in Ligue 1 by bringing back a precious victory from Toulouse (2-1).
The return match will be played on Sunday (6 p.m.) at the Beaujoire stadium.
What you must remember
The support of Toulouse fans was not enough.
Deprived of bleachers due to the curfew, TFC supporters were nevertheless present near the Stadium before the duel against Nantes.
The last game of the season at home for Toulouse.
Coming by the hundreds, they sang, danced and cracked smoke to welcome and encourage their team.
But this reception will not have had the desired effect.
The arrival of the bus of our Violets for #TFCFCN: listen, it's worth all the words Deb # DeboutToujours đ pic.twitter.com/uxDu5rSZSN
- Toulouse FC (@ToulouseFC) May 27, 2021
And it did not take long to see the Nantes take over.
Perfectly launched in depth, Ludovic Blas resisted the return of the defenders to open the scoring, with a powerful strike from the left, for Nantes (0-1, 10th).
If Toulouse equalized afterwards thanks to a nice strike from Machado (18th), the Ligue 1 resident did not have time to tremble, to think, or to give hope to his opponent. Less than 5 minutes after the Toulouse goal, Nantes logically regained the advantage by the opportunist Kolo Muani, in fox surfaces (1-2, 22nd). This is the 5th goal in the last 4 games for the center forward born in Bondy 22 years ago and who could leave for Lille or Lyon in the offseason.
After this first half hour removed and disputed, the debates decrease in intensity.
Kolo Muani even missed the 3rd goal on a service from Blas (77th).
Nothing will be marked anymore.
Toulouse, the best attack in Ligue 2 with 71 goals, will remain voiceless.
Nantes wins its fifth success in its last 6 outings.
The return match, Sunday, remains open even if the players of Antoine Kombouaré have taken an option to keep their place in Ligue 1.
Round đ won.
đ
One more, at Home. # Tfcfcn
- FC Nantes (@FCNantes) May 27, 2021
Since the establishment of these dams between the 18th in Ligue 1 and the resident of Ligue 2, the advantage is largely in favor of the elite teams.
Apart from Troyes, winner of Lorient in the first edition in 2017, it is always the Ligue 1 clubs that have retained their place in L1.
It will be necessary to wait until Sunday to know if the tradition is respected and if Antoine Kombouaré, who arrived in February, succeeded in his incredible rescue operation.
Nantes had been relegated since the 24th day.
The player: Ludovic Blas
He left in the 80th minute at the end of his rope but with a feeling of duty well done.
At 23, Ludovic Blas was one of the great architects of Nantes' victory in Toulouse.
Author of the first goal of the evening, he launched his team perfectly and showed the way forward.
The 11th goal this season for the native of Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine).
Present in the middle of the field, he also distilled his partners with pretty caviars.
The number.
14
End of series for Toulouse.
Patrice Garande's players had not fallen in an official match at the Stadium since November 7, 2020 and their loss 4-5 in front of Valenciennes.
They thus remained on 14 matches without defeat before that wiped against Nantes.
They said
" Not bad.
We played 4 days ago so it's a bit hard at the end but we were serious, we just missed this 3rd goal.
We knew that we needed a good result to be ahead before the return leg.
We don't have too much leeway but we know what to do.
There are three days left to stay focused⊠â
Nicolas Pallois
, defender of Nantes at the microphone of Canal + Sport.
âThere is a lot of frustration.
We didn't do things well in the first half but we had a great second half.
We created a lot of chances.
We are now back to the wall.
We know that everything will be decided upon return, we believe in it.
We will do everything to reverse the situation.
There is room.
"
Amine Adli,
Toulouse striker at the microphone of Canal + Sport.
đ A very lively #TFCFCN!
The @FCNantes takes an option thanks to its victory over the @ToulouseFC!
The report of this play-off first leg —ïžhttps: //t.co/umnldWW6Ti
- Ligue 1 Uber Eats (@ Ligue1UberEats) May 27, 2021
MATCH SHEET
TOULOUSE - NANTES: 1 - 2
Half-time: 1-2
Behind closed doors
Referee:
M. Pignard.
Goals.
Toulouse: Machado (18th);
Nantes: Blas (10th), Kolo Muani (22nd).
Warnings.
Toulouse: Koné (63rd), Moreira (72nd);
Chirivella (47th).
Toulouse:
Dupé - Amian, Dewaest, Gabrielsen - Spierings (Ngoumou, 79th) - Moreira (Sanna, 72nd), Koné, Dejaegere (Van den Boomen, 62nd), Machado - Adli, Bayo (Healey, 62nd).
Entr.
:
Garande.
Nantes:
Lafont - Appiah, Castelletto, Pallois, Traoré - Blas (Pereira de Sa, 80th), Louza (Corchia, 87th), Chirivella, Simon (Girotto, 80th) - Coulibaly (Coco, 65th), Kolo Muani.
Entr. :
Kambouaré.