◤Ligue 1◢ Strasbourg fall to a shock 3-1 away defeat to Toulouse despite Giovanni Reyna's goal..

Strasbourg fall to a shock 3-1 away defeat to Toulouse on Friday at the Stadium de Toulouse, on Matchday 10 of the 2026/27 Ligue 1 season.

Santiago Hidalgo scored in the first half, while McKenzie, Reyna and Jørgensen added goals in the second half to secure the surprise 3-1 win for Toulouse. Following this round of matches, Toulouse has climbed to 10th place on the table with 13 points, while Strasbourg remains in 13th with 10 points.

First Half

In the 28th minute, Thomas Jørgensen played a through ball from the midifield center circle. After successfully beating the offside trap, Santiago Hidalgo quickly followed up, got the ball and dribbled into the right side of the box before volleying with his left footed shot from a difficult angle, but his shot was held onto by goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen.

In the 44th minute, Martial Godo crossed the ball into the box from the left wing. His pass was initially headed and cleared off not far away by Rasmus Nicolaisen before Oso followed up by attempting with a header in the box, however his effort was saved by Guillaume Restes.

Shortly after, Casper Tengstedt played a diagonal ball from the left wing. Hidalgo quickly followe up and upon receiving the pass, volleyed with his left foot from the left side of the box, but his shot, which was saved by Jörgensen.

In the first minute of first-half stoppage time, Sion Oppong crossed from the left side of the box. Hidalgo stopped the ball and adjusted his angle before slamming the ball into the top left corner of the net with a left-footed half-volley. Toulouse broke the deadlock first to take a 1-0 lead!

At halftime, Toulouse temporarily enter the break holding a 1-0 lead over Strasbourg. 

Second Half

Both teams switched sides as the match continued. In the 55th minute, Hidalgo passes horizontally from the right wing. Casper Tengstedt quickly followed up,  got the ball and took a few steps before volleying with his right footed from the right side of the box, but his shot was blocked by Ismaël Doukouré.

Cristian Cásseres swiftly took the corner kick for Toulouse by crossing the ball into the box, where Tengstedt rose high and attempted with a header in the box, however his effort was spectacularly saved away by Jörgensen.

In the 56th minute, Toulouse earned a deadly corner kick opportunity. Cásseres took the corner kick by crossing it into the box, where Mark McKenzie rose high and headed the ball into the net inside the box, extending Toulouse’s lead to 2–0!

11 minutes later, Jacobo Ortega and Giovanni Reyna executed a one-two combination in the final third. After receiving the return pass, the latter took a few steps before volleying the ball into the top left corner of the net with his right foot from the center of the box. Strasbourg pulled one back to make it 1–2!

In the 69th minute, Toulouse won a corner kick opportunity. Cásseres took the corner kick by crossing it into the box, where Tengstedt rose high and attempted with a header in the box, however his effort sailed slightly just over the crossbar.

7 minutes later, Toulouse earned yet another corner  kick opportunity. Cásseres took the corner kick by crossing it into the box. His pass was initially parried and cleared off not far away by Filip Jörgensen. Upon picking up the loose ball, Thomas Jørgensen strucked the ball with a powerful left-footed half-volley from the center of the box which flew straight into the top left corner of the net, sealing a 3–1 victory for Toulouse!

When the final whistle is blown, Strasbourg suffered shock 3–1 away defeat to Toulouse.

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