Match Report
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Roazhon Park where Stade Rennais play host to Auxerre. A crowd of 18,371 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Stade Rennais and Auxerre are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ahmed Diatta.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Stade Rennais and Auxerre are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ahmed Diatta.
0.00
0-0Auxerre kick off the first half!
4.08
0-0Abdeliah Zitelli chips the ball to his team mate, Carl Bastin. Carl Bastin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cesar Marques. Cesar Marques whips in a cross ball towards Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
8.15
Florian Macé flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Marques holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cesar Marques knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola makes a convincing header but it whistles just wide of the post!
10.42
0-0Edward Smithe sees Jorge Veloso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jorge Veloso knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Soto. Nicolas Soto makes a convincing header. Darren Boateng punches it away to safety.
12.38
0-0Chritophe Petit controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.16
Alberto Alvarez chips the ball to his team mate, Chritophe Petit. Chritophe Petit knocks the ball forward to Alberto Alvarez. Alberto Alvarez tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
16.04
0-0Guillermo Diez knocks the ball forward to Arnauld Carotti. Arnauld Carotti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Soto. Nicolas Soto knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jorge Veloso is offside!
18.46
Arnauld Carotti passes the ball forward to Kevin White. Kevin White knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Darren Boateng who gathers it comfortably.
20.35
Luis Guardiola plays the ball forward to Chritophe Petit. Chritophe Petit knocks in a cross ball towards Cyrille Leccese. Cyrille Leccese is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
26.58
Florian Macé flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Alvarez controls it well on his chest. Alberto Alvarez knocks in a cross ball towards Cesar Marques. Cesar Marques rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
28.05
Edward Smithe flicks a high pass forward to Kevin White who brings the ball under control. Kevin White knocks the ball to his team mate, Jorge Veloso. Jorge Veloso makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
32.54
Edward Smithe passes the ball forward to Kevin White. Kevin White cuts inside the box! Kevin White looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by Darren Boateng!
34.41
1-0Edward Smithe flicks a high ball forward to Nicolas Soto who takes it down. Nicolas Soto whips in a cross ball towards Victor Mora. With a superhuman jump, Victor Mora connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
42.22
Alberto Alvarez chips the ball to his team mate, Chritophe Petit. Chritophe Petit passes the ball forward to Florian Macé. Florian Macé finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Adolfo Cortes manages to gather it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Stade Rennais appear unchanged since the first half. Auxerre also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Stade Rennais kick off and get the second half underway!
49.14
Billy Kasper sees space and advances. Billy Kasper lofts in a cross ball towards Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola directs the ball goalwards with his head but Adolfo Cortes is on top of it.
54.58
Seeing a gap ahead, Arnauld Carotti plays the ball forward to Jorge Veloso. Jorge Veloso deftly passes the ball to Victor Mora, releasing him through on goal. Victor Mora cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Darren Boateng manages to gather it comfortably.
61.04
Chritophe Petit makes a simple pass to Cesar Marques. Cesar Marques whips in a cross ball towards Carl Bastin. Carl Bastin beats his man to it with a header but slams it into the crowd!
63.33
Carl Bastin flicks a high pass forward. Luis Guardiola easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luis Guardiola cuts inside the box! Luis Guardiola looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.20
Kevin White threads a neat ball through to Victor Mora. Victor Mora lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Soto. With a superhuman jump, Nicolas Soto connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's well over the bar!
75.34
Florian Macé makes a strong solo run forward. Florian Macé makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Adolfo Cortes reads it well. Nice keeping!
77.32
1-0Stade Rennais have made a substitution with Ronald Di Rocco replacing Guillermo Diez .Auxerre have made a substitution with Corentin Trévisan replacing Carl Bastin .
81.37
Francisco Fuentes pushes up the pitch. Francisco Fuentes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cesar Marques. Cesar Marques makes a defence splitting pass to Cyrille Leccese. Cyrille Leccese makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
87.18
With some swift thinking, Francisco Fuentes plays the ball forward to Cesar Marques. Cesar Marques kicks a strong pass forward to Cyrille Leccese. Cyrille Leccese advances inside the box! Cyrille Leccese takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.07
With a delightful solo run, Florian Macé stretches the opposition's defence. Florian Macé knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
1-0Cyrille Leccese comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Hutchison. Cyrille Leccese is warned by the referee! Kevin Hutchison gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
2
8
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
26.2%
46.2%
27.5%
Scorers
| Victor Mora 34 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Victor Mora of Stade Rennais |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Adolfo Cortes (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Marcos Castro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Guillermo Diez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Kevin Hutchison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Arnauld Carotti (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Edward Smithe (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Kevin White (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Fernando Del Sol (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Victor Mora (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Nicolas Soto (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Jorge Veloso (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Ronald Di Rocco (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Alec Souness (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Sophiane Dadi (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Darren Boateng (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Billy Kasper (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Francisco Fuentes (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Abdeliah Zitelli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Carl Bastin (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Florian Macé (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Alberto Alvarez (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Chritophe Petit (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Cyrille Leccese (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Luis Guardiola (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Cesar Marques (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Jason Flucklinger (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Corentin Trévisan (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Alassan Delpierre (MID) | 0 | |