TOULOUSE. Toulouse prevails over LASK Linz 1-0 after G. Suazo scored just 1 goal (31′).
The match was played at the Stadium de Toulouse stadium in Toulouse on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Nick Walsh with the support of Graeme Stewart and Calum Spence. The 4th official was Chris Graham. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.07 degrees Celsius or 75.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Toulouse was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. LASK Linz that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Toulouse was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Toulouse won the match.
Toulouse shot 13 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, LASK Linz shot 10 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Toulouse received 5 yellow cards (Cristian Sleiker Cásseres Yepes, Mikkel Desler, Niklas Schmidt, Moussa Diarra and Gabriel Suazo). On the other side, LASK Linz received 4 yellow cards (Thomas Sageder, Branko Jovičić, Ivan Ljubić and Ebrima Darboe).
Match Timeline
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Toulouse – Formation
Toulouse
65'
31'
61'
Toulouse started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Carles Martínez Novell decided to play with the following team: Stijn Spierings, Guillaume Restes , Mikkel Desler , Moussa Diarra , Rasmus Nicolaisen , Gabriel Suazo , Cristian Sleiker Cásseres Yepes , Aron Dönnum , Niklas Schmidt , Vincent Sierro , César Gelabert and Thijs Dallinga .
The home team had on the bench: Denis Genreau , Warren Kamanzi, Christian Mawissa, Yanis Begraoui , Frank Magri , Mamady Bangré, Naatan Skyttä, Kévin Keben Biakolo, Alex Domínguez and Justin Lacombe.
Substitutions
Toulouse made 4 changes: César Gelabert for Frank Magri (61′), Niklas Schmidt for Warren Kamanzi (90′), Aron Dönnum for Yanis Begraoui (77′) and Thijs Dallinga for Denis Genreau (77′).
Best player: Gabriel Suazo
The player that probably impressed the most for Toulouse was Gabriel Suazo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
LASK Linz – Formation
LASK Linz
LASK Linz started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Thomas Sageder played with: Sascha Horvath, Felix Luckeneder, Tobias Okiki Lawal , Philipp Ziereis , Andrés Andrade , Maksym Taloverov , Florian Flecker , Branko Jovičić , Ivan Ljubić , George Bello , Marin Ljubičić and Robert Žulj , Moses Usor .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Elias Havel , Moussa Koné , Husein Balić, Filip Stojković, Ibrahim Mustapha , Sanoussy Ba , Thomas Goiginger, Jörg Siebenhandl, Lukas Jungwirth and Ebrima Darboe .
Substitutions
LASK Linz made 5 changes: Moses Usor for Elias Havel (59′), George Bello for Sanoussy Ba (88′), Maksym Taloverov for Ibrahim Mustapha (88′), Branko Jovičić for Ebrima Darboe (69′) and Marin Ljubičić for Moussa Koné (69′).
Best player: Robert Žulj
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for LASK Linz was Robert Žulj.
His rating is with 57 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 19. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- SC Freiburg – West Ham United – 1-2
- Bačka Topola – Olympiakos Piraeus – 2-2
- Olympique Marseille – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-2
- AEK Athens – Ajax – 1-1
- Real Betis – Sparta Praha – 2-1
- Aris Limassol – Rangers – 2-1
- Sporting CP – Atalanta – 1-2
- Raków Częstochowa – Sturm Graz – 0-1
- Liverpool – Union Saint-Gilloise – 2-0
- Toulouse – LASK Linz – 1-0
- Villarreal – Rennes – 1-0
- Maccabi Haifa – Panathinaikos – 0-0
- Roma – Servette – 4-0
- Slavia Praha – Sheriff – 6-0
- Häcken – Qarabağ – 0-1
- Molde – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-2
