Lille v Toulouse
2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
Marko Basa - 34'
Ola Toivonen - 12', 78'
Ola Toivonen strikes twice for in-form Toulouse
Ola Toivonen scored twice as Toulouse maintained their promising start to the new Ligue 1 season with a 2-1 win in Lille.
Pascal Dupraz's side, who went into the midweek round of matches in sixth, kept pace with the early pacesetters following a goal in each half from the veteran Swedish forward.
Toivonen, who had an indifferent spell in England with Sunderland last season, put the visitors ahead on 12 minutes with a fine individual goal after running through the home defence.
Lille equalised on 34 minutes when defender Marko Basa got up to head in a free-kick.
However, Toivonen made sure of all three points with another neat finish on 78 minutes after a swift counter attack.
Game Information
Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
1:00 PM, September 20, 2016
Lille, France
Attendance: 23,323
French Ligue 1 Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | +37 | 63 |
| Lens | 29 | 20 | 2 | 7 | +28 | 62 |
| Lyon | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | +15 | 54 |
| Lille | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | +15 | 54 |
| Stade Rennais | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | +11 | 53 |
| Marseille | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | +18 | 52 |
| AS Monaco | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | +7 | 50 |
| Strasbourg | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | +9 | 43 |
| Lorient | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | -4 | 41 |
| Paris FC | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | -6 | 38 |
| Toulouse | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 37 |
| Brest | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 37 |
| Angers | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | -14 | 34 |
| Le Havre AC | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | -13 | 30 |
| Nice | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -22 | 29 |
| AJ Auxerre | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -14 | 25 |
| Nantes | 29 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -21 | 20 |
| Metz | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | -39 | 15 |
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