Sauer snatches stoppage-time win for Toulouse at Metz | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Toulouse beat Metz 4-3 in Ligue 1 at Stade Saint-Symphorien. In the sixth minute, Aron Donnum fired in from outside the box after Pape Diop's pass. Yann Gboho doubled the lead (14.), before Nathan Mbala and Koffi Kouao hit back (30., 31.), then Gboho restored the advantage in the third minute of first half stoppage time. Metz shaded the ball with 50.4% possession and registered eight shots on target to the visitors' six. Giorgi Abuashvili levelled late (88.), before Mário Sauer struck the winner in the ninth minute of second half stoppage time to lift Toulouse from 12th to 11th, and they host Lorient next while Metz visit Rennes.

Player of the Match: Gboho struck twice and supplied four key passes, adding 23 successful final third passes to lead Toulouse's attack all afternoon.

Stat of the Match: Donnum made five key passes, coupling creativity with an early goal and an assist.

Three Things We Learned: Metz produced eight shots on target from 17 attempts, compared to Toulouse's six from 19, but could not see it out. Georgii Tsitaishvili created four key passes and assisted Mbala, underlining his influence as Metz's main supplier. Guillaume Restes departed injured on the hour and replacement Kjetil Haug saved from Lucas Michal in second half stoppage time before Sauer's clincher.