This first meeting of the new Ligue 1 season looked like a trap match. A kick-off at 1 p.m., stifling heat, an opponent promoted with the grinta and a well-established game…
And almost logically it is Toulouse who dominate the start of the match. Apart from a strike from Amine Gouiri which passed right next to Maxime Dupé’s goal, the Niçois suffered.
Inevitably the TéFéCé opens the mark. 2 minutes after finding the post, Thijs Dalling cheats on Marcin Bulka. The Polish porter, preferred to Kasper Schmeichel this Sunday, lost in the 20th minute. Apart from Nice’s small burst with a crossbar found by Calvin Stengs before half-time, the Gym had a lot of trouble deploying their game.
It must be said that the late arrival of the recruits did not allow Lucien Favre to count on his full squad. Only Alexis Beka Beka, author of a fairly dull meeting, was the holder.
Fortunately, some new faces from Nice are on the bench and Favre can make some tactical changes in the 2nd half. Beautiful inspiration for Favre: the entries in quick succession of Billal Brahimi and Aaron Ramsey are winners. In the 78th minute, a breakthrough from Brahimi serves Ramsey in the box. On his first ball in Red and Black, the Welshman adjusts Dupé without control.
Le Gym, avoid defeat, leave with the point of the draw. A new studious week is taking shape for Charles Ehrmann. On the ground, many points for improvement were obvious in Toulouse and behind the scenes, recruits are still expected on the Côte d’Azur.