Toulouse vs Lyon

TOULOUSE, France (Interstat) — Toulouse defeated Lyon 2-1 on Sunday at Stadium de Toulouse in Ligue 1 play.

Dayann Methalie scored one goal and assisted another to lead Toulouse. Methalie opened the scoring in the 10th minute, beating a defender and slotting home from close range. Lyon leveled in the 71st minute when Corentin Tolisso converted a pass from Alexis Vossah. Toulouse reclaimed the lead in the 78th minute as substitute Endrick set up Waren Kamanzi, who finished past the Lyon goalkeeper.

The victory improved Toulouse’s Ligue 1 record to 13 wins, 11 losses and 8 draws. Across all competitions, Toulouse is 20-20-12. Lyon, which fell to 13-8-5 in league play, holds a 15-14-7 overall mark.

The match featured seven yellow cards and one red. Aron Dønnum was cautioned in the 26th minute and later sent off in the 79th minute for a second bookable offense. Methalie received a yellow in the 44th, Vossah in first-half stoppage time, Mark McKenzie in the 46th, Endrick in the 56th, Charlie Cresswell in the 57th and Roman Yaremchuk in the 70th.

Lyon entered the match on a four-game unbeaten streak in Ligue 1, including a 4-2 victory over Rennes on May 3. Toulouse had won consecutive matches against Strasbourg and Nice. The teams last met Oct. 5, when Toulouse posted a 2-1 win at Lyon.

Toulouse controlled much of the early possession but Lyon grew into the game after Methalie’s opener. Tolisso’s equalizer came after sustained pressure, but Toulouse responded quickly through Kamanzi. Lyon pushed for an equalizer with 10 men but could not break down the Toulouse defense.

Lyon’s next match is Sunday at home against Lens. Toulouse travels to Nantes on the same day.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Lyon 2, Toulouse 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Lyon a 68.60 percent probability to win.