The 28,000 spectators at the Stadium de Toulouse (sold out) sing to celebrate the victory against Paris FC in the clash between 1st and 2nd in Ligue 2. Celebrations worthy of a rise in Ligue 1 which is now almost certain for Toulouse who take ten points ahead of Parisians.
Hit by a hecatomb of injured, Paris FC nevertheless delivered a big performance for an hour after opening the scoring.
But he cracked at the end of the match.
Thierry Laurey's team will have to work hard to maintain their second place in the last seven games.
Hoping to quickly recover his absent offensive players.
What you must remember
Deprived of… 9 players (including 7 attackers), Thierry Laurey had opted for a five-man defense.
Young Yoan Koré (17), captain of the France U18 team against Germany during the last international break, is in L2 for the third time this season.
As Laurey hoped, despite the absences, his team was able to mobilize for this shock.
We saw a united and aggressive PFC defensively.
But also able to recover the ball and quickly project forward.
A great collective performance in the first period rewarded by the goal of Julien Lopez who took advantage of a bad back pass from Van Den Boomen and a hesitation from Dupé (0-1, 15th).
It's his second goal of the season.
And when the Parisians are overwhelmed,
Vincent Demarconnay is there to win his duel against Ratao (17th) or stop the head of Diakité (22nd) in two stages.
Paris FC managed to turn off the Stadium and disrupt the Toulouse machine.
After the moving tribute to Christophe Revault at the break, the Parisians return in the same mood.
But on a corner from the inevitable Van Den Boomen, Maxime Bernauer misses his clearance and the ball comes back on the head of Diakité (1-1, 61st).
A first mistake with serious consequences while Paris FC had hitherto made the perfect match.
The equalizer wakes up the Stadium and Toulouse.
The waves multiply in front of Demarconnay's goal.
The goalkeeper of the Parisian temple is again decisive against Ratao (74th) then on a strike from Ngounou (76th).
But the PFC is in apnea and on a new acceleration, Healey, the top scorer of L2 makes the Stadium roar with pleasure with his 16th achievement of the season (2-1, 85th).
The Parisians failed to go the distance.
The player: Cyril Mandouki
The captain of Paris FC, victim of a ruptured hamstring tendon in September, made his return as a starter after having made two ends of the match against Nancy and Pau before the international break.
Like his team, he delivered a great burst of energy, recovering many balloons and projecting himself forward as soon as he could.
He even finished the game in an unusual left-back position.
But he logically weakened physically in the final minutes.
Like his team.
The number: 4
The number of points taken by Paris FC in its last 4 games (1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses) since it was hit by a hecatomb of injuries.
Thierry Laurey's team, deprived of all its weapons, is now idling.
Match sheet
TOULOUSE-PARIS FC: 2-1 (0-1).
Spectators: 28,000.
Referee: Mr. Petit.
Goals.
Toulouse: Diakite (61st), Healey (85th);
Paris FC: Lopez (15th).
Toulouse:
Dupe (cap.) - Desler, Rouault, Nicolaisen (Sylla, 46th), Diakité - Genreau (Onaiwu, 65th, Diarra (Dejaegere, 55th), Van den Boomen - Ngoumou, Healey, Ratao. Coach: Montanier.
Paris FC:
Demarconnay - Koré (Bamba, 73rd), Chergui, Kanté, Bernauer, Hanin (Name, 73rd) - Mandouki (cap.) (Bacha, 88th), Siby, Iglesias - Lopez (Beaka, 82nd), Boutaïb.
Entr.
: Laurey.exte
