English:
Toulouse Crushes Metz in Match Marked by Red Card
Toulouse, October 19, 2025 – Toulouse FC dominated FC Metz at the Stadium de Toulouse in a Ligue 1 encounter that ended with a resounding victory for the home side. The match, corresponding to matchday 8 of the regular season, was marked by a key expulsion that affected the course of the game.
Toulouse came out strong from the start, quickly opening the scoring thanks to F. Magri in the 2nd minute, assisted by Emersonn. Shortly after, A. Donnum extended the lead with a penalty in the 8th minute. Metz tried to react, but cards began to pile up: G. Abuashvili received a yellow card in the 34th minute, followed by another for Toulouse’s F. Magri in the 37th minute. The decisive moment came in the 45th minute when Metz’s S. Sane was sent off, leaving his team with ten men for the remainder of the match.
In the second half, Toulouse took advantage of their numerical superiority. Y. Gboho scored in the 79th minute, assisted by C. Cresswell, and the latter sealed the victory with another goal in the 84th minute, assisted by A. Donnum. Despite having less ball possession (36% against Metz’s 64%), Toulouse was much more effective in attack, with 16 total shots (7 on target) compared to only 2 (both on target) from Metz. Referee François Letexier also showed several yellow cards, one for Toulouse’s Emersonn in the 75th minute. Discipline was a factor in the result, with Metz accumulating more fouls (10 against Toulouse’s 14) and the aforementioned red card.
Substitutions metz: at minute 46 G. Abuashvili came in and T. Yegbe went out., at minute 71 B. Traore came in and J. Deminguet went out., at minute 71 F. Ballo-Toure came in and G. Tsitaishvili went out., at minute 83 G. Hein came in and I. Sane went out., at minute 84 H. Diallo came in and J. Asoro went out.
Substitutions toulouse: at minute 64 F. Magri came in and M. McKenzie went out., at minute 64 D. Sidibe came in and M. Sauer went out., at minute 76 Emersonn came in and S. Hidalgo went out., at minute 76 D. Methalie came in and W. Kamanzi went out., at minute 83 Y. Gboho came in and J. Vignolo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Toulouse
Metz
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