US EditionLe Havre Beats Toulouse in Ligue 1 Despite Playing Nearly the Entire Game with 10 Men
Issa Soumaré scored both goals for Le Havre, including the winner in added time, while Toulouse's equalizer was canceled by a VAR decision.
- On Sunday, Le Havre beat Toulouse 2-1 in Ligue 1, the fixture concluding with Le Havre 2, Toulouse 1 at the final whistle.
- Seconds into the match, the referee upgraded Arouna Sangante's yellow card to red for a challenge on Emersonn, forcing Le Havre to play with ten men in the second minute.
- Issa Soumaré opened the scoring with a left-footed strike from outside the box at 42', then added the winner after a counterattack with Sofiane Boufal supplying the assist at 52'.
- A VAR review disallowed a Santiago Hidalgo goal, overturning what would have been a Toulouse score, and officials announced 6 minutes of injury delays and added time.
- The result leaves Le Havre 13th and Toulouse ninth ahead of Sunday's other fixtures, part of a weekend that included Lens' 5-0 win and Paris Saint-Germain's defeat.
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Le Havre beats Toulouse in Ligue 1 despite playing nearly the entire game with 10 men
PARIS (AP) — Le Havre overcame a second-minute sending off to beat Toulouse 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Captain Arouna Sangante was ejected when the referee upgraded the defender’s card from yellow to red after he caught Brazilian forward Emersonn’s ankle. Despite the setback, Le Havre took the lead through forward Issa Soumaré in the 43rd minute, only for veteran defender Djibril Sidibé to equalize in first-half stoppage time. Soumaré grabbed his…
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Reduced to ten from the 2nd minute, Le Havre resisted and then struck at the right time to beat Toulouse (2-1). This success gave a real boost to the Normans who now stand as a very dangerous opponent for FC Nantes, fragile in the key moments. Le Havre never dropped. As soon as the expulsion of Arouna Sanganté very early in the match, the Normans had to rethink their plan completely. Yet, they held good in their half of the field for most of the…
A week after having dominated Strasbourg, Le Havre took the best on Toulouse, this Sunday at the Stade Océane, as part of the 22nd day of Ligue 1 (2-1). Although reduced to ten from the 2nd minute of the game and the expulsion of Sangante, the Normans made the difference on a double of Soumaré (43rd, 53rd). Sidibé having hit him in the additional remps of the first act for the TFC (45th+3). With this new success, the HAC, 13th in the standings, …
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