Montpellier, Toulouse play out fiery draw

Both teams ended with 10 men as Montpellier HSC held Toulouse to a 1-1 draw in what proved a fiery encounter at Stadium Municipial in Ligue 1 this evening.

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Souleymane Camara fired the hosts into the lead on 19 minutes, before Jean Fernandez's men were given an uphill task in their bid to protect the lead when Daniel Congre was issued a straight red card five minutes after the interval.

However, Eden Ben Basat spurned the opportunity to restore parity by missing the resulting penalty kick.

Toulouse's numerical advantage was negated on 68 minutes when Jonathan Zebina received two bookings in quick succession.

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However, Alain Casanova's men then succeeded in their quest to find a leveller, courtesy of a 72nd-minute Abel Aguilar strike.

It proved enough to earn a point as both teams settled for a share of the spoils.