Second Womens League: TFC, a landslide vote

Toulouse 2 – Metz 0

MT : 2-0. Referee : Manon Persichetti assisted by Mégane Cartaut and Emma Fonlupt. 4,200 spectators.
For TFC : Solanet (31), Lapassouse (40)
TFC : Grillon – Pardon, Riquelme-Jouanin, Bogi (Sierra, 81), Jumière – Seignou (captain), Marty (Sarah Lambert, 66), Grinfan, Champagnac, Lapassouse (Locuty, 87), Solanet, Yacob (Bironien, 66).
Warnings: Jumière-Seignou (35)
METZ : Lebrun – Petitjean (captain), Antoine, Duporge, Jacob, D’Abadie de Lurbe (Anaïs Lambert, 75), Fodil, Rageot, Joseph (Dayès, 81), Bouktit (Abdourahim, 64), Ben Khaled (Feddaoui, 75).
Warnings: Jacob (22), Antoine (43).

We are still far from the definitive closure of the election, but the balance is increasingly favorable to the “Violettes,” who may further widen the gap with their direct competitors, depending on their respective results this afternoon. However, the ballot cast on Saturday evening, in front of a growing and undoubtedly delighted audience, remained free of any marks.

This new “clean sheet” (Alain Decaux would have appreciated it) is reminiscent of the performance against Nice just a month ago. It owes much to the incredible defensive strength displayed. Riquelme, Jumière-Seignou, Bogi, Pardon, make up the local equivalent of the magical square, relying on the goalkeeper to clean up the balls and serve as a launching pad for the forwards like Louna Lapassouse.

The former Cannes player, faithful to her good habits, scored a second goal. The opening goal was a beautiful right-footed strike by Tatiana Solanet towards the second post, leaving Lisa Lebrun with no chance. With a two-goal lead, the team switched to a successful “management” mode as the opponents failed to reduce the gap.

Metz seemed to be going around in circles

They had the opportunity, twenty minutes before the final whistle. Despite losing connection near the penalty area, Gaëlle Grillon calmly stopped Amélie Joseph in her tracks.

In general, Metz seemed to be stuck in a loop without finding a breakthrough. Conversely, one single breach was enough for the joy of a leader riding a wave of uninterrupted success for the last three months. If TFC were to move to the upper floor, it wouldn’t be surprising. Looking forward to the next rounds in the excitement that awaits.