Ligue 1: Monaco Stay Seventh After Draw as Toulouse End Losing Run

Toulouse fight back hold Monaco

Monaco stayed seventh in Ligue 1 after a 2-2 draw at Toulouse. Emersonn’s 90th-minute goal cancelled out early strikes from Teze and Camara, lifting Toulouse to 10th.

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AS Monaco were held to a 2-2 draw in dramatic circumstances away at Toulouse in Ligue 1. The result has severely dented their hopes of qualifying for next season’s UEFA Champions League.

Les Rouge et Blanc were clearly fired up for this game. They made a blistering start and put the hosts’ defence under immediate pressure.

After only five minutes played, Maghnes Akliouche fired a shot on target that was superbly tipped over the bar by Guillaume Restes. The visitors made the breakthrough on their very next attack, as Jordan Teze headed home a superb delivery from Simon Adingra to net his first Ligue 1 goal of the season.

With Toulouse’s defence all over the place, Adingra almost added his name to the scoresheet. His close-range strike was denied by Restes shortly before the quarter-hour mark.

Monaco doubled their advantage in ruthless fashion on 18 minutes, however. Lamine Camara delivered an outstanding finish into the top corner.

While playing nowhere near their best, Carles Martinez Novell’s side should have halved the deficit midway through the first half. Jacen Russell-Rowe’s effort was dragged wide when he should have done better from a great position.

After a fairly quiet start to the second half, the contest kicked into life again just after the hour mark. Toulouse secured a lifeline.

Dayann Methalie’s exquisite pass across the face of goal found Russell-Rowe inside the box. The Canada international made no mistake this time, drilling the ball past Lukas Hradecky and into the back of the net to set up an intriguing finale.

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As full-time loomed, it looked like Toulouse would run out of time to grab an equaliser. But Emersonn had other ideas. He popped up at the right place at the right time in the 90th minute to grab a dramatic goal and level the game at 2-2, sending the home crowd into raptures.

Les Rouge et Blanc stay in seventh place in the Ligue 1 table. They sit three points behind fourth-placed Lille OSC with the finishing straight in sight. Meanwhile, Toulouse move up to 10th after ending a run of three consecutive league defeats.