Match Report


Stade RennaisStade Rennais     FC NantesFC Nantes
Ben BiancardiBen Biancardi Computer Player Computer Player
Diogo RibeiroD. Ribeiro84
G
captain1
G
73Paolo BerrettaP. Berretta
Graham RobinsonG. Robinson80
D
2
D
70Reynald CelestiniR. Celestini
Samuel NjankaS. Njanka79
D
3
D
61Louis MacéL. Macé
Andy SaadA. Saad83
D
4
D
61Samba BardonS. Bardon
Nuno PintoN. Pinto81
M
5
M
71William EckerW. Ecker
Pierre MondragonP. Mondragon79
M
6
M
64Eddy FernandezE. Fernandez
Nestor VieraN. Viera65
M
7
M
64Linus FrommL. Fromm
Joseph-Desire NdoJ. Ndo83
M
8captain
M
63John JagerJ. Jager
Mansour PrsoM. Prso79
A
9
A
70Billy KeeganB. Keegan
Nenad BourgoisN. Bourgois81
A
10
A
70Lilian KossogonovL. Kossogonov
Rodrigo FernandesR. Fernandes76
A
11
A
68Andy RitchieA. Ritchie
 
Jeremy MauriceJ. Maurice71
A
12
A
66Florian HeninF. Henin
Pierre-Alain CoulotP. Coulot65
D
13
A
64Alberto DaboA. Dabo
Florian FernandezF. Fernandez65
M
14
G
64Samuel HuardS. Huard

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Roazhon Park where Stade Rennais play host to FC Nantes in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Stade Rennais and FC Nantes are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Regis Guel.


0.00
Stade Rennais kick off!
3.44
Eddy Fernandez chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
4.25
Graham Robinson threads a neat ball through to Pierre Mondragon. Pierre Mondragon hits a low pass to Rodrigo Fernandes. Rodrigo Fernandes flicks the ball to his team mate, Mansour Prso. Mansour Prso muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
6.37
Samuel Njanka controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nuno Pinto. Nuno Pinto knocks the ball to his team mate, Mansour Prso. Mansour Prso knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Fernandes. Rodrigo Fernandes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's drastically wayward!
8.26
Nestor Viera flicks the ball to his team mate, Nenad Bourgois. Nenad Bourgois knocks in a cross ball towards Mansour Prso. Mansour Prso finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
9.18
John Jager knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.41
Seeing a gap ahead, Eddy Fernandez plays the ball forward to Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
14.20
Samuel Njanka threads a neat ball through to Joseph-Desire Ndo. Joseph-Desire Ndo sees Rodrigo Fernandes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodrigo Fernandes lofts in a cross ball towards Nenad Bourgois. Nenad Bourgois directs the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
16.56
Nuno Pinto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mansour Prso. Mansour Prso knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Fernandes. Rodrigo Fernandes gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just off target!
24.11
John Jager flicks the ball to his team mate, Lilian Kossogonov. Lilian Kossogonov plays a one-two with Billy Keegan and advances towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Lilian Kossogonov provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
26.11
Graham Robinson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pierre Mondragon. Pierre Mondragon makes a probing pass to Rodrigo Fernandes. Rodrigo Fernandes whips in a cross ball towards Mansour Prso. Mansour Prso connects with a diving header but it's well over the bar!
28.14
Samuel Njanka flicks a high pass forward. Pierre Mondragon holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pierre Mondragon passes the ball forward to Rodrigo Fernandes. Rodrigo Fernandes whips in a cross ball towards Mansour Prso. Mansour Prso gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
34.16
Andy Saad hits a low pass to Nestor Viera. Nestor Viera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Fernandes. Rodrigo Fernandes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.17
Samuel Njanka plays the ball forward to Pierre Mondragon. Pierre Mondragon makes a probing pass to Rodrigo Fernandes. Rodrigo Fernandes shoots from 20 yards. Paolo Berretta is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
39.32
Reynald Celestini plays the ball forward to Linus Fromm. Linus Fromm flicks a high pass forward to Lilian Kossogonov who brings the ball under control. Lilian Kossogonov knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.21
Eddy Fernandez sees space and advances. Eddy Fernandez whips in a cross ball towards Lilian Kossogonov. Lilian Kossogonov connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Diogo Ribeiro.
41.08
It's a corner kick. Linus Fromm loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Louis Macé looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
42.36
Samba Bardon kicks a strong pass forward to Eddy Fernandez. Eddy Fernandez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Keegan. Billy Keegan shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
45.00
Graham Robinson flicks a high ball forward to Pierre Mondragon who takes it down. Pierre Mondragon knocks the ball forward to Nenad Bourgois. Nenad Bourgois knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Fernandes. Rodrigo Fernandes directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Paolo Berretta had no chance!! Goal for Stade Rennais!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stade Rennais appear unchanged since the first half. FC Nantes also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Nantes kick off and get the second half underway!
47.20
Andy Ritchie catches Andy Saad on the ankles. The referee brings Andy Ritchie to one side and gives him a warning! Andy Saad stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.28
Samuel Njanka controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nuno Pinto. Nuno Pinto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Fernandes. Rodrigo Fernandes plays a scrappy one-two with Mansour Prso and stumbles forward towards the goal... Rodrigo Fernandes rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent block by Samba Bardon!
51.21
Reynald Celestini flicks a high pass forward to Linus Fromm who brings the ball under control. Linus Fromm makes an attacking run forward. Linus Fromm shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
53.09
Seeing a gap ahead, Eddy Fernandez plays the ball forward to Lilian Kossogonov. Lilian Kossogonov skips past Samuel Njanka! Lilian Kossogonov takes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
57.56
Nuno Pinto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodrigo Fernandes. Rodrigo Fernandes threads the ball through to Nenad Bourgois but he's offside!
59.49
Nestor Viera passes the ball forward to Nenad Bourgois. Nenad Bourgois knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.00
FC Nantes have made a substitution with Samuel Huard replacing William Ecker .
61.02
Linus Fromm makes a simple pass to Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.14
Nuno Pinto threads a neat ball through to Mansour Prso. Mansour Prso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.26
Samba Bardon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Jager. John Jager passes the ball forward to Billy Keegan. Billy Keegan whips in a cross ball towards Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it slams into the crowd!
89.01
Nuno Pinto knocks the ball forward to Mansour Prso. Mansour Prso knocks the ball forward to Nenad Bourgois but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
Billy Keegan catches Andy Saad on the ankles. The referee warns Billy Keegan to calm down! Andy Saad stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Stade Rennais

FC Nantes
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.7%
39.3%
Play Area
34.5%
39.3%
26.2%

Scorers
Rodrigo Fernandes 36, 45
Lilian Kossogonov 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rodrigo Fernandes of Stade Rennais

Match Ratings
1.Diogo Ribeiro (GK)
6
2.Graham Robinson (DEF)
6
3.Samuel Njanka (DEF)
6
4.Andy Saad (DEF)
6
5.Nuno Pinto (MID)
7
6.Pierre Mondragon (MID)
7
7.Nestor Viera (MID)
6
8.Joseph-Desire Ndo (MID)
6
9.Mansour Prso (ATT)
6
10.Nenad Bourgois (ATT)
6
11.Rodrigo Fernandes (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Jeremy Maurice (ATT)
0
13.Pierre-Alain Coulot (DEF)
0
14.Florian Fernandez (MID)
0

1.Paolo Berretta (GK)
6
2.Reynald Celestini (DEF)
6
3.Louis Macé (DEF)
6
4.Samba Bardon (DEF)
6
5.William Ecker (MID)
6
6.Eddy Fernandez (MID)
7
7.Linus Fromm (MID)
6
8.John Jager (MID)
6
9.Billy Keegan (ATT)
6
10.Lilian Kossogonov (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Andy Ritchie (ATT)
5
 
12.Florian Henin (ATT)
0
13.Alberto Dabo (ATT)
0
14.Samuel Huard (GK)
6