Sports | Ligue 1: Toulouse continues (3-2), Angers worries
Toulouse, after another attractive performance, logically won at home against Angers (3-2) on Sunday on the 11th day of Ligue 1.
The promoted thus has a third match without defeat and continues its rise in the standings (9th) with a provisional seven-point lead over… Angers, the first relegated.
Beaten for the third consecutive time, the Angevins are on the other hand in the hard and their situation could become even more worrying after the other meetings of this 11th day.
This third success in a row at the Stadium, after those obtained against Reims (1-0) and Montpellier (4-2), Philippe Montanier’s men integrated it in the first half. First thanks to their captain Brecht Dejaegere following the third assist from Fares Chaibi, the Toulouse revelation at the start of the season (1-0, 10th).
Premiere for Van den Boomen
Joined the score on a superb free kick from Nabil Bentaleb (1-1, 33rd), Toulouse still took the lead at rest after a penalty from Branco Van den Boomen granted after video viewing by Mr Bastien (2-1, 40th ). The first but this season of the best L2 player of the last exercise, already author of four assists since the start of the championship.
The TFC then took cover in the middle of the second half on an overpowered strike from Stijn Spierings after a new offer from Chaibi (3-1, 67th) before Salama reduced the score at the very end of the game. meet.
During the next day, the Toulousans will have a new opportunity to take precious points in the race for maintenance by receiving a team from Strasbourg in the woods. Angers will undoubtedly have a more difficult task with the reception of Rennes.