Toulouse qualified Thursday for the final of the Coupe de France, which it will play against Nantes, by winning 2-1 in the semi-final in Annecy. The Toulousains ensured their qualification in the 85th minute by Fares Chaïbi. They had opened the mark by Zakaria Aboukhlal (36th). Annecy had equalized just before the break by Alexy Bosetti (45th 4)
This match will also have a taste of revenge for the TFC which had lost, in 2021, in the Ligue 1 accession play-offs against the FCN then 18th in L1 and led by its former coach, Antoine Kombouaré. Entering the game in the 64th minute in place of Rafael Ratao, Chaïbi took advantage of a bad back pass from the head of Arnold Temanfo to restore the advantage to the TFC (2-1).
The Toulouse had opened the scoring by Zakaria Aboukhal who took over with a header at the near post a center delivered from the right wing by Branco Van den Boomen (36). But Annecy equalized on a penalty converted by Alexis Bosseti after a foul committed on himself by Gabriel Suazo in additional time of the first period (45 2).
After a slow start, the two teams playing in a sold-out stadium (14,000 spectators), proved to be dangerous in turn. FCA on an action by Bosseti concluded with a save by goalkeeper Christian Haug in front of Steve Shamal before the latter diverted a free kick from Yohan Demancy (20). The Annecy goalkeeper, Thomas Callens intervened well on a resumption of the head of Logan Costa by a reflex stop at the reception of a corner (27).
During a rather mediocre second half dominated by Annecy, the Toulouse goalkeeper, Haug intervened on an attempt by Shamal (48) before a cross from Gaby Jean passed in front of the TFC goal without anyone being able to resume (68). For its part, Toulouse was close to regaining the advantage on a header from Rasmus Nicolaisen hitting the bar after a free kick played by Van den Boomen (73) before Chaïbi’s goal.
However, Annecy did believe it was entitled to another penalty shootout after the three that allowed it to reach the semi-final for the first time in its history, but the magnificent goal of Moïse Sahi, who found the skylight, was canceled for offside (90). Toulouse, 13th in Ligue 1 and which remained on three defeats over the last four days of the championship, joined the final of the Coupe de France for the second time in its history after winning the event in 1957 (victory over Angers 6-3 ). TFC went on to fail three semi-finals in 1966, 1985 and 2009.
For the Haute-Savoie team, it will be necessary to overcome the disappointment of a narrowly conceded elimination. 15th in Ligue 2 with only two points ahead of the relegation zone, the FCA which remains on a rout in Nîmes (4-0), must now ensure its maintenance, a year after its accession to L2.