Toulouse win another in Ligue 1

By: Dave Trotter | October 26th, 2009

ALeqM5hSybgiS83HJGtGIWeE9be0CdV9KQ After the midweek clash that saw Toulouse travel to the Ukraine and lose 4-0 to FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Toulouse continued their winning ways in Ligue 1 play as they pulled off a 2-0 win against Lens at the hostile environment at Stade Felix Bollaert.

Toulouse seemed to have the better day, as the two teams played an extremely physical game. It was evident that both teams were fighting for their Ligue 1 lives as tackle after tackle look more and more intense.

Coming into this game, both teams have had trouble scoring. Lens, who have been in poor form as of late, had not scored a goal in the last three games. They continued their streak against Toulouse without scoring as well.

Toulouse, on the other hand, finally saw their scoring touch return. Moussa Sissoko, who is the team’s leading scorer, found the net in the 35th minute after a shot hit the crossbar and Sissoko knocked in the rebound. That was Sissoko’s fourth goal of the year.

In addition to Sissoko’s goal, Andre-Pierre Gignac finally found the goal for Toulouse. The French international, who had not scored a goal since Toulouse’s second game of the season against St. Etienne, knocked in another superb goal. Gignac’s goal, which involved him navigating around two Lens defenders in order to create a score on what would usually look like an impossible shot, has seem to become Gignac’s trademark move.

Goaltender Yoann Pele also record a clean sheet. He made four saves to complete his shut out. This is especially a great motivator for Pele, after his poor 4-goal performance on Thursday.

Also, compared to what one would be use to, the crowd at Lens seemed to be smaller than usual? It didn’t seem as loud as one would expect from a average Lens match. Are they losing supporters?

Still, another win for Toulouse sees the team in 11th place as of right now. And next week will see if Toulouse can continue their climb upward. They will take on the struggling Marseille at the Stadium Municipal on Saturday.