◤Coupe de France◢ Logan Costa and Thijs Dallinga braces helps Toulouse thrash Nantes 1-5 to secure illustrious trophy..

2023-04-30 14:59

◤Coupe de France◢ Logan Costa and Thijs Dallinga braces helps Toulouse thrash Nantes 1-5 to secure illustrious trophy..





Toulouse beat defending champions Nantes with an emphatic scoreline of 1-5 in the final of the 2022/23 season Coupe de France at the Stade de France on Saturday to win the trophy.


In the first half, Costa scored twice with a header from close range, giving Toulouse a good start within the first 10 minutes of the game. After that, Dallinga single-handedly dribbled into the penalty area and scored with a clever shot from close range. Later, he succeeded again in scoring from a rebounded shot from close range, making Toulouse basically had one hand on the trophy before the end of the first half. In the second half, Delort's header went slightly wide of the crossbar from close range, and Blas strike from the 12-yards successfully helped his side pulled one back. By the end of the match, Aboukhlal scored from a long distance. In the end, the promoted Ligue 1 side defeated Nantes and became the champions of the 106th edition of Coupe de France.



First Half


In the 4th minute, Toulouse got a corner kick. Branco van den Boomen took the corner by crossing it into the box, Logan Costa rose high in the center and scored with a header. Toulouse broke the deadlock early and took a 0-1 lead to get off to a fantastic start!


6 minutes later, Toulouse got a free kick. Van den Boomen took the free kick from by crossing it into the box from outside the penalty area, the ball was initially blocked off not far away by Andrei Girotto, Stijn Spierngs quickly followed up and made an overhead cross from the edge of the byline on the right side of the box upon picking up the loose ball, Costa quickly followed up and scored with a header while being unmarked from a very close distance to double his tally. Toulouse quickly expanded its lead to 0-2!


In the 23rd minute, Gabriel Suazo made a through low pass from 35 yards from the left wing. Thijs Dallinga successfully beaten the offside trap, got the ball, dribbled into center of the box and then shot with his right foot into the empty net past the outrushing Alban Lafont shot right foot into the empty net, Toulouse extended their lead again to 0-3!


8 minutes later, Toulouse made a quick counterattack. João Victor's header failed to clear away, Spierings quickly followed up, picked up the loose ball, took a few steps before passing horizontally from the front, Farès Chaïbi quickly followed up, got the ball, took a few steps, then volleyed from the left side of the box with his left foot, his shot was initially parried not far away by the bottom right corner by Lafont, Dallinga quickly followed up and shoved the loose ball into the  bottom right corner of the net from a very close distance while being unmarked, Nantes 0-4 Toulouse!


At the end of the first half, Nantes 0-4 fell far behind Toulouse as they entered halftime.



Second Half


Both teams switched sides as the match continued. In the 54th minute, Ignatius Ganago crossed into the box from edge of the byline on the left wing, Andy Delort rose high in a very close distance of the center of the box and attempted with a header, however his effort slightly just sailed over the crossbar.


20 minutes later, Fabien Centonze dribbled into the right side of the box from the right wing and was viciously brought down by Rasmus Nicolaisen. The referee immediately whistled and awarded Nantes a penalty!


Ludovic Blas then swiftly scored the penalty for Nantes, leaving Cristian Kejtil Haug helpless. Nantes pulled a goal back to 1-4!


In the 79th minute, Toulouse got a free kick opportunity. Van den Boomen took the free kick by shooting with his right foot directly from outside the penalty area, his shot was blocked not far off by the wall, after picking up the loose ball, Zakaria Aboukhlal's right footed long shot from outside the penalty area flew straight into the high center of the net, Toulouse regain their four goal advatage by leading 1-5!


After that, the two sides had no further big breakthrough. As the final whistle is blown, Toulouse beat Nantes 1-5 to win the Coupe de France.