It has been almost two years since the very particular smell of the Coupe de France had penetrated the aisles of the Stadium. The last time was in 2023, the year of the historic coronation of Toulouse. This Wednesday, January 15 (6:30 p.m.), Violets supporters will return to this competition that they have learned to love so much. TFC welcomes Laval for the round of 16. Facing a Ligue 2 team, the opportunity to secure a ticket for the eighth is real. However, you should be wary of any excess confidence. The Tango arrive in full confidence, buoyed by an impressive series of ten games without defeat.
90+5′ Huge opportunity missed by Babicka
Alone in front of goal Shavy Babicka misses the target against Hautbois.
90+4′ McKenzie clears well in front
90+3′ That Cresswell tackle
The Englishman allows his team to breathe by stopping the Laval counter-attack with a nice tackle.
90+2′ Remains catches the ball
Guillaume Restes calmly captures Sam Sanna’s attempt.
90’+2 Interesting free kick for Laval
The Tango have the opportunity to bring danger back into the Guillaume Restes area.
90+1′ Toulouse leave the ball to Laval
5 minutes of added time
90′ Mathis Saka loses another ball
The young Toulouse player has been in difficulty since he came into play.
89′ Magri still on the ground
The attacker suffered at the end of the match.
88′ King makes a valuable comeback
The Norwegian allows his team to return to the Laval camp a few minutes from the end of the match.
87′ Laval pushes
Toulouse returns the ball too easily to its opponent.
86′ Toulouse gets scared
Toulouse are only one goal ahead at the end of the match after missing numerous scoring opportunities.
85′ Reduction of Laval’s score
Moise Adilehou takes over Jordan Tel’s center perfectly
84′ Good defensive intervention from Magri
Not to his advantage offensively, Frank Magri comes back with a lot of effort. He recovers an important ball in front of the Toulouse area.
83′ Another acceleration from Babicka
The right winger is not stingy with his efforts this evening and multiplies the runs on his right side. But this time he loses the ball.
81′ Messali suffering
Author of a very good match, Rafik Messali limps very low. But he regains his place because Toulouse has already made all its changes.
79′ Laval lacks precision
The Laval residents kept possession at the end of the match but were too imprecise to disturb the Toulouse residents.
77′ Donnum hits the bar
Aron Donnum has good ammunition at the entrance to the area. He finds the crossbar of Maxime Hautbois
76′ Denis Genreau replaced by Joshua King
75′ Goal kick Laval
Mathis Saka thought he had won a good corner but Mathieu Vernice indicated a six-yarder.
74′ A false rhythm sets in
The Toulouse people are happy to leave the ball to their opponent.
73′ Laval camps in the Toulouse half
The Tangos kept the ball at the end of the match but were unable to create any chances.
72′ Suazo gives up his place
The evening captain is replaced by Aron Donnum.
71′ Guillaume Restes boxes the ball
The Toulouse goalkeeper rushes a little but manages to clear the Laval center with his fist.
70′ Yellow card for Cresswell
The Englishman is booked by Mathieu Vernice for an anti-play fault in midfield.
69′ Magnificent Toulouse counterattack
Shavy Babicka volleys Suazo’s cross but he narrowly misses the target.
68′ Offensive lavalloise
Toulouse lose a dangerous ball in midfield. The Laval residents recovered good ammunition but wasted it.
67′ Suazo touché
Gabriel Suazo remains on the ground on the pitch. He complains about his left foot but the captain gets up and goes back into battle.
66′ Magri unscrews completely
Frank Magri forgets Saka to his left and tries his luck. His shot goes into the stands of the Stadium.
65′ Missed pass by Cresswell
Charlie Cresswell’s bad spell puts an end to Toulouse’s ossession phase.
64′ Toulouse deprives Laval of the ball
Quietly, without forcing, the Toulouse residents neutralized Laval.
62′ Triple change for Toulouse
Casseres, McKenzie and Saka replace Zajc, Gboho and Canvot.
59′ Huge opportunity from Toulouse
Alone five meters from the goal, Frank Magri stumbles on Hautbois. Denis Genreau recovers the ball but the Laval goalkeeper intervenes once again. We were very close to 3-0
58′ Toulouse never put in danger
57′ New Toulouse opportunity
Denis Genreau throws Messali perfectly in depth. But once again, the Algerian’s center did not find a taker in the Laval area.
55′ The 3-0 gets closer
Zajc once again takes his chance from afar but Hautbois folds perfectly. When receiving the ball, Gabriel Suazo cannot find the target.
54′ Genreau’s shot blocked
Gboho, Magri and Suazo fight perfectly and manage to find Genreau. The Australian tries his luck but the Laval defense blocks his attempt.
53′ Messali misses the last pass
Rafik Messali makes a nice breakthrough in the middle. Unfortunately, he misses his last pass towards Babicka.
52′ Laval does not leave its camp
The Laval residents fail to create danger. They keep the ball in their own half.
50′ Good free kick for Toulouse
Charlie Cresswell’s header goes over the frame.
48′ Toulouse dominates the start of the second half
TFC keeps the ball at the start of the second half.
47′ Corner for Tango
Applied, Rafik Messali clears a dangerous cross for a corner.
46′ Huge opportunity for Toulouse
Shavy Babicka places a huge acceleration on the right side. Rafik Messali misses his recovery from the striker’s back cross.
46′ It’s back to the Stadium
Laval kicks off the second half.
It’s halftime
Mathieu Vernice whistles the end of the first period at the Stadium. The Toulouse residents largely dominated the first act. They logically lead by two goals.
45+1′ Beautiful Laval location
First great collective action for Laval. But Vargas’ back cross is well repelled by Akdag.
45′ Three minutes of added time
44′ Interesting free kick for Laval
Laval benefits from a good free kick in the Toulouse half.
43′ Gboho cannot find Magri
Toulouse could have benefited from a magnificent counter-attack situation. But Gboho does not manage to find Magri, who has gone alone in the depths.
41′ Another good return from Messali
The Algerian is omnipresent. He comes back perfectly on Camara and gets a valuable foul.
40′ Zajc as conductor
The Slovenian loves the balls in this first period. He is the metronome of the Toulouse attack and distributes perfectly to his teammates.
38′ It was close to 3-0
Served in depth by Charlie Cresswell, Shavy Babicka achieves magnificent control but fails to deceive Hautbois. The goalkeeper easily deflects the attacker’s cross shot.
37′ Toulouse suffers
The Toulouse team fell back after scoring the break goal. They leave the ball to their opponents at the end of the half.
36′ First opportunity for Laval
Malik Tchokounté recovers a good cross from his teammate. But his head misses the target of Guillaume Restes.
35′ Laval holds the ball
After a very complicated half hour, the Laval residents finally took advantage of a phase of possession.
34′ Great intervention from Messali
The right back is one of the best players on the pitch. He intercepts a beautiful Laval pass.
33′ Big Toulouse pressing
The Tango finally manage to hold the ball a little but in their own camp. The Toulouse players push them back into their own half.
32′ Frank Magri remains on the ground
Hit by Charlie Cresswell, the Cameroonian international complains of a blow to his right foot. But he gets up after the intervention of the trainers.
31′ Corner pour Toulouse
Yann Gboho has fun in the Laval area and gets another corner.
30′ Toulouse gets their foot back on the ball
The Violets impose their game in the Laval camp.
29′ Cross missed by Cherni
On one of the rare Laval offensives, the left side completely misses his cross. Goal kick for Guillaume Restes.
28′ Toulouse residents serene
Carles Martinez Novell’s men manage their advantage without trembling.
23′ The break for Toulouse
Charlie Cresswell perfectly heads the corner hit by Gabriel Suazo. It makes 2-0 for Toulouse.
22′ Toulouse close to the break
Yann Gboho recovers the ball pushed back by Hautbois but the Laval defender pushes the ball back on the line.
21′ Messali in full view at the start of the match
The right side again overflows onto the right side.
19′ Toulouse opens the score!
Following a magnificent combination on a free kick, Denis Genreau places his head in the Laval skylight. 1-0 for Toulouse!
18′ Laval multiplies the mistakes
Good free kick for the Toulouse residents!
17′ Toulouse pushes without finding the fault
16′ Magri misses the target
Well served by Zajc, Magri attempts a left foot strike but misses the target.
15′ Laval suffers
The Ligue 2 team suffered this start to the match without being able to string together passes. The Toulouse residents dominate.
14′ Babicka overflows again
Shavy Babicka does a lot of damage on the Laval left side. But its center is perfectly captured by Hautbois, the Laval goalkeeper.
12′ First shot on target for Toulouse
Zajc takes a nice shot from the right from 20 meters. He forces Hautbois to relax to get the ball out of the frame.
11′ TFC becomes dangerous
Toulouse made a very serious start to the match and began to appear more and more dangerous on the Laval goal.
10′ Babicka misses his cross
After a good overflow on the right flank, Shavy Babicka completely misses his cross which goes out of the goal.
9′ Perte de balle de Suazo
The Chilean loses a dangerous ball in his own half. Fortunately, Tchokounté misses his cross.
8′ Free kick poorly taken by Zajc
7′ It combines well
The Toulouse residents are easily found on the right side. Rafik Messali poses a lot of problems for the opposing defense.
6′ Laval attack
Laval comes to the Toulouse camp for the first time. The center of the right side is missed.
5′ Off-target strike from Zajc
4′ Toulouse in the opposing half
TFC dominates the start of the match and monopolizes the ball. They win a new corner.
3′ First phase of possession Laval
The Tango finally get their foot on the ball but it remains fruitless.
2′ The corner gives nothing
2′ First opportunity for the Violets
Good collective work on the right side. Rafik Messali didn’t find anyone behind but it was dangerous.
1′ Toulouse possession
The Toulouse team monopolized the ball at the start of the match.
1′ Genreau kicks off the match
Let’s go to the Stadium for this round of 16 of the Coupe de France!
6:26 p.m. Only a few minutes left before kick-off!
6:25 p.m. Sam Sanna returns to the Stadium
Trained in Toulouse, Sam Sanna is part of the Laval XI. Before this very special match for him, La Dépêche du Midi interviewed him.
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6:20 p.m. Mathieu Vernice will referee the match
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6:15 p.m. Several absent from Toulouse
This Wednesday, Carles Martinez Novell will be deprived of many executives. Djibril Sidibé, Warren Kamanzi, Vincent Sierro, Rasmus Nicolaisen and Niklas Schmidt are all injured. They forfeit the meeting. Some players could take advantage of this to gain playing time.
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6:00 p.m. Hello everyone!
And welcome to this live commentary to follow the 16th final of the Coupe de France between TFC and Laval. Kick-off of the match at 6:00 p.m. at the Stadium.
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