This Thursday, April 6, Toulouse FC dominated Annecy in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France (2-1). The Violets, who opened the scoring in the first half, struggled against the Ligue 2 outfit. They scored the decisive goal in the 86th minute through Farès Chaïbi. The Toulousains will face FC Nantes in the final of the Coupe de France.
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| Toulouse dominated Annecy in the semi-final of the Coupe de France, this Thursday, April 6. |
The Toulousans had to work to get out of the trap set by the players from Annecy, currently fifteenth in Ligue 2. In the first half, they had imposed their tempo and had created the clearest chances. Zakaria Aboukhlal opened the scoring with a very nice diving header (0-1, 36'). But, mentally, the Annecy snatched the equalizer just before the break. The experienced Alexy Bosetti provoked a penalty and took charge of converting it (1-1, 45'+4).
During the second act, neither team took the upper hand. The difference was finally made following an error by Temanfo, the Haute-Savoie defender, who will surely dwell on this action all night long. His delivery of the head back to his goalkeeper was not strong enough. Farès Chaïbi took the opportunity to score the winning goal (1-2, 86').
“ We just wanted to have this place in the final. We experienced the rise (in Ligue 1, in 2022) and now the final of the Coupe de France, it's magnificent. We are friends in the field. "" I told the players that we had our worst match in the Coupe de France tonight, corroborated Philippe Montanier, the Toulouse coach. But it's the one that takes us to the final. We went through the back door. It's a whole city, a whole region that we bring to the Stade de France. »
After rising to the top flight in 2022, Toulouse FC, founded in 1970, will experience another great moment in its history, on April 29, at the Stade de France.