Their 6-3 win over Angers in 1957 remains the competition’s highest scoring showpiece, but the club disappeared a decade later in a merger and a new version was founded in 1970. Facing a Nantes side locked in a battle for their top-flight survival, Toulouse immediately seized control through an unlikely hero as Costa scored his first two goals of the season within 10 minutes. The Cape Verde centre-back, who has featured almost exclusively in the cup this season, outmuscled Andrei Girotto to power in the opening goal from Branco van den Boomen’s corner. Van den Boomen was again at the origin of Toulouse’s second, the Dutch midfielder’s free-kick hooked back across goal by Stijn Spierings for Costa to nod emphatically past Alban Lafont. Nantes striker Mostafa Mohamed had an effort hacked off the line by Gabriel Suazo after Toulouse goalkeeper Kjetil Haug flapped at a corner.
Toulouse soon increased their advantage as Suazo curled a superb ball through for Dallinga to lift over the advancing Lafont. Dallinga then pounced on a rebound after Fares Chaibi’s shot was parried tamely towards the Dutch striker by Lafont, all but killing off any suspense with just 31 minutes gone. Nantes pulled one back in the second half after Rasmus Nicolaisen fouled Fabien Centonze in the area. Blas, who smashed home the winner from the spot in last year’s final against Nice, did so again, but this time it was scant consolation for the Canaries.
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