Toulouse-Lens. After a complicated start to the match, Lens finally won (1-0) in Toulouse on the 33rd day of Ligue 1 thanks to a goal from Loïs Openda. With this success, the Lensois put pressure on Marseille by returning to a point behind the Olympians.
23:25 – End of the live!
As the Toulousains ceremony has started, we will soon meet on L’Internaute.com to follow other news. Thank you all for following the Toulouse – Lens live. As a reminder, the Lensois won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Loïs Openda.
23:20 – A guard of honor planned
While the ceremony to celebrate the Coupe de France will soon start at the Stadium, the Lensois have planned to make a guard of honor for the Toulousains according to Brice Samba.
23:18 – The party is getting ready
While the meeting against Lens has been over for many minutes, preparations continue to celebrate the Coupe de France.
23:15 – A final against OM
Thanks to this victory in Toulouse, Lens continues to put pressure on Olympique de Marseille by sticking the Olympians to one point in the standings. The confrontation between the two teams on Saturday could be decisive for second place in the championship.
23:10 – Three precious points for Lens – the summary of the match
It was hard for Racing Club de Lens but it was beautiful in the end. Dominated and constantly hampered by Toulouse in the first 30 minutes of play, the Lensois had a lot of trouble getting into this important meeting but thanks to a reassuring Brice Samba repeatedly in the air, Franck Haise’s players quickly resumed the upper hand in the game and the goal of Loïs Openda came to reward the burst of pride of the Sang et Or. -0), allowing themselves to play a “final” against Olympique de Marseille on the next day of Ligue 1 next Saturday.
23:05 – Another goal in the game for Openda
This season, Loïs Openda increased his number of goals to 18 in Ligue 1 after his new achievement this evening. All of his goals have been scored in the game. In the 5 major European leagues this season, no player has scored so many without a single one of his goals resulting from a set phase.
23:00 – Lens wins in Toulouse
Nice operation of the Racing Club de Lens tonight! By winning in Toulouse (1-0) on the 33rd day of Ligue 1, the Sang et Or put pressure on Olympique de Marseille before the clash between the two teams. A great performance concluded with a goal from the inevitable Loïs Openda.
22:51 – The match Toulouse – Lens is over (0-1)
The score advantage (0-1) of the RC Lens is rather logical in view of the figures proposed after this meeting. The Lensois indeed had a small advantage in ball possession (42%-58%) but also and above all proved to be more dangerous by framing more shots (4 shots against 3 for Toulouse FC).
22:51 – Last free kick for Toulouse
Foul by Fulgini who gives a final free kick for Toulouse. After a mess, Logan Costa takes the lead but Brice Samba easily captures the ball.
22:49 – Omnipresent Samba
The Brice Samba festival continues in the air. The French international has been imperial so far, seizing all the balls like this center delivered by Farès Chaibi.
22:48 – Four minutes of added time
Four minutes of play were added to regulation time in the second half.
22:43 – Tempers flare
The game was stopped a few moments by the referee after Philippe Montanier entered the pitch, having had discussions with Florian Sotoca and Jonathan Gradit.
22:41 – Double change for Lens
Franck Haise makes new replacements for the RCL: Poreba and Labeau replace Onana and Openda.
22:39 – Openda lacks precision
Found in depth, Loïs Openda escapes on the right side. He uses his body well to keep Logan Costa away in the area before striking but the Belgian crushes his cross shot which ends well outside the cages of Maxime Dupé.
22:36 – Last substitution for Toulouse
As we approach the 80th minute of play, Philippe Montanier has made his latest change: Suazo replaces Diarra at left-back.
22:35 – Another yellow card
After Frankowski for Lens, it’s Warren Kamanzi’s turn to receive a yellow card after a tackle on Angelo Fulgini.
22:30 – Sotoca misses his head
While Frankowski had dodged Chaibi’s tackle, the Pole adjusted his cross on the right side for Florian Sotoca who found himself alone against Maxime Dupé. But the Lensois striker completely unscrews his recovery from the head which passes to the right of the Toulouse cages.
22:29 – New replacements
While Brecht Dejaegere replaced Denis Genreau for TFC, Adrien Thomasson gave way to Angelo Fulgini on the Lens side.
22:27 – The TFC, back to business
With only twenty minutes remaining in regulation time, the Toulouse team decided to try to equalize. Under the impetus of the newcomers, the opportunities are multiplying, like a new corner well struck by Branco van den Boomen but well repelled by the Lensoise defense.
22:24 – Contentious situation for the TFC
After a long clearance from Brice Samba, Loïs Openda finds herself in the fight with Logan Costa. While the Belgian had taken the lead, he collapsed in the area. After a few thoughts, Bastien Dechepy whistled for a foul in favor of Toulouse for a jersey draw from the only scorer of the game. The Lensois may feel aggrieved while the Sang et Or staff did not hide their anger.
22:18 – Frankowski warned
First yellow card of the match for Przemyslaw Frankowski, author of a sole on Diarra. Mr. Dechepy does not hesitate and warns the Pole.
22:17 – Triple change for the TFC
It’s time for changes for Philippe Montanier: van den Boomen, Aboukhlal and Dallinga have replaced Ratao, Keben and Onaiwu.
22:16 – Openda hits, Duped catches
Found by a clever pass from Medina, Loïs Openda controls at the entrance to the Toulouse surface before striking directly. While Diarra had tried to counter, the Belgian ends up on the TFC defender and remains on the ground.