Coupe de France: FC Toulouse outclasses FC Nantes – second title after 66 years

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Second cup victory after 66 years

The trade unions in France have failed in an attempt to use the final of the Coupe de France to protest President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms. When FC Toulouse beat FC Nantes 5-1 (4-0) in the second half at the Stade de France, at a prearranged moment on Saturday evening, only a few whistles from the spectators could be heard, some of whom also received red cards against the reform showed.

Ligue 1 promoted Toulouse outclassed the defending champion in the first half hour. Logan Costa (4th/10th minute) and Thijs Dallinga (23rd/31st) each scored twice. In the second half, Ludovic Blas (75′) was able to shorten the lead, but a few minutes later Zakaria Aboukhlal (79′) scored to make it 5-1. For Toulouse it is the second cup victory, the team won the first in 1957.

In view of the announced protests, there was initially speculation as to whether Macron would come to the final as usual. The president followed the final from the stands with his wife Brigitte, as usual, but did not go onto the field for safety reasons. Before kick-off, he greeted the players as they made their way onto the pitch. He later presented the trophy to the jubilant Toulouse pros in the stands.

There had been a tug of war over the union protest. The police prefecture initially banned actions around the Stade de France. The Paris Administrative Court lifted this ban a few hours before kick-off. Unionists came to the stadium to distribute 30,000 symbolic red cards against raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 and 10,000 whistles to spectators. However, according to the rules of the Football Association, it is forbidden to bring whistles into the stadium. Many of the whistles and red cards were confiscated by the stewards at the entrance.

The police deployed 3,000 officers for security around the game, 1,000 more than at the cup final last year. Drones should also be used. In the end, however, there was only talk of 21 arrests around the game.

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