Toulouse climb to seventh with clinical win at Brest | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Toulouse beat Brest 2-0. Pape Diop opened the scoring in the 27th minute with a right-footed strike from outside the box after Mark McKenzie's pass. Yann Gboho doubled the lead (43.), finding the bottom left after another fast break. Guillaume Restes made four saves to protect the advantage as Brest had 54.7% possession and 13 attempts. The result lifts Toulouse from eighth to seventh and they host Auxerre next, while Brest drop from 11th to 12th and visit Nice.

Player of the Match: Pape Diop shaped the game with a goal, an assist, 39 successful passes from 44 and eight recoveries.

Stat of the Match: Toulouse produced 41 clearances, a number that underlines how they protected their first half platform.

Three Things We Learned: Diop's creativity and finishing decided the contest, being involved in both first half strikes. Brest had 54.7% possession and 13 attempts with five on target, yet Restes stood up when it mattered. Toulouse's shot accuracy hit 62.5%, showing how efficient they were from eight attempts.