Toulouse get their first win of the season, 3-2 over Le Havre after five second-half goals

A goalless first half at the Stadium gave way to five goals in the second. Casper Tengstedt scored twice inside two minutes to put Toulouse in control, Josh Maja and Mbwana Samatta twice dragged Le Havre back into it, and Thomas Jørgensen's finish in between was enough to see Toulouse home 3-2 for their first win of the season.

How the second half unfolded

1. 49' — Tengstedt converts a penalty after a foul by Ahmed Touba, Toulouse 1-0
2. 51' — Tengstedt heads in from a Jørgensen delivery, Toulouse 2-0
3. 71' — Maja finishes a Sota Nakamura cross, Toulouse 2-1
4. 79' — Jørgensen fires in low after a Cristian Cásseres Jr. pass, Toulouse 3-1
5. 88' — Samatta scores from close range after an initial save by Guillaume Restes, Toulouse 3-2

Le Havre out-shot Toulouse across the game, 18 attempts to 14, and led on expected goals too, 2.47 to 1.92 — a reminder that the visitors created plenty even while losing. Toulouse's edge was efficiency: three goals from a smaller shot count, including the two clinical strikes either side of the hour mark that put the game out of Le Havre's reach before their late rally arrived.

Toulouse's first win, after four matches without one

Toulouse had opened the season with a defeat to Lyon, draws with Brest and Lorient either side of a loss to Lille, and had not scored more than twice in any of those four matches. Beating Le Havre is their first win of the campaign and their first time reaching three goals in a game.

Le Havre's winless start

Le Havre have now gone five league games without a win. The campaign opened with a home defeat to Monaco, then a draw away at Lyon, a home loss to Brest and a goalless home draw with Angers, before this defeat at Toulouse. Two points from five matches — both earned in draws — leave them at the bottom of the table, five games into the season and still chasing a first victory.

What the result changes

Toulouse move to 13th on 5 points from five games (1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses, 7 scored, 9 conceded), outside any zone. Le Havre stay second-bottom on 2 points (0 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses, 4 scored, 7 conceded), inside the relegation zone that currently runs from 17th to 18th, and still without a win through five rounds. Matchday 6 is next for both sides.

The gap at both ends of the table is still tight. Toulouse's 5 points put them one clear of Troyes, who occupy the relegation play-off place in 16th with 4 — a repeat of this result next time out would move them further clear of that zone. Le Havre, on 2 points, sit one behind Marseille in 17th and two behind Troyes in 16th: the closer of the bottom two clubs to safety, but still needing wins to close that gap rather than watch it grow.

Line-ups

• Toulouse: Guillaume Restes; Christ Tapé, Mark McKenzie, Seny Koumbassa, Niko Sigur; Cristian Cásseres Jr., Rafik Messali; Casper Tengstedt, Thomas Jørgensen, Ilyas Azizi; Jacen Russell-Rowe
• Le Havre: Gauthier Gallon; Vincent Sasso, Ayumu Seko, Ahmed Touba; Djibril Ouziad, Simon Ebonog, Elias Jelert, Amir Richardson; Rayan Fofana, Mbwana Samatta, Josh Maja