Match Report


Girondins de BordeauxGirondins de Bordeaux     Stade RennaisStade Rennais
Computer Player Computer Player David Jacobs David Jacobs
Brian LampardB. Lampard72
G
1
G
73Adolfo CortesA. Cortes
Florian CourtoisF. Courtois70
D
2
D
69Marcos CastroM. Castro
Barket BourdeauB. Bourdeau63
D
3captain
D
72Guillermo DiezG. Diez
Fabien BiancalaniF. Biancalani60
D
4
D
70Kevin HutchisonK. Hutchison
Alejandro AriasA. Arias76
M
5
M
76Arnauld CarottiA. Carotti
Moktar LecaM. Leca75
M
6
M
80Edward SmitheE. Smithe
Nuno CastroN. Castro68
M
7
M
74Kevin WhiteK. White
Neil DavidsonN. Davidson67
M
8
M
78Fernando Del SolF. Del Sol
Alexandre RamosA. Ramos73
A
9
A
74Victor MoraV. Mora
Alfredo OrtegaA. Ortega64
A
10
A
66Nicolas SotoN. Soto
Alec DavidsonA. Davidson60
A
captain11
A
69Jorge VelosoJ. Veloso
 
Mike WinterburnM. Winterburn68
G
12
M
54Ronald Di RoccoR. Di Rocco
Xavier DuchesneX. Duchesne66
G
13
M
75Alec SounessA. Souness
Alan PlowrightA. Plowright65
M
14
A
75Sophiane DadiS. Dadi

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Parc Lescure where Girondins de Bordeaux play host to Stade Rennais. A crowd of 19,318 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Girondins de Bordeaux and Stade Rennais are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Youssef Ramond.


0.00
The whistle blows and Girondins de Bordeaux get the match underway!
3.54
Kevin Hutchison hits a low pass to Kevin White. With imagination, Kevin White plays the ball forward to Jorge Veloso. Jorge Veloso edges inside the box! Jorge Veloso cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
4.48
Edward Smithe flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin White. Kevin White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jorge Veloso. Jorge Veloso advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Jorge Veloso provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
14.44
Nuno Castro comes in with a late challenge on Edward Smithe. Nuno Castro is given a warning by the referee! Edward Smithe runs off the knock.
15.52
Victor Mora makes a probing pass to Nicolas Soto. Nicolas Soto edges inside the box! Nicolas Soto takes a shot at goal. Florian Courtois steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
16.43
Alejandro Arias advances with the ball. Alejandro Arias knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Hutchison.
30.09
Guillermo Diez hacks Alfredo Ortega from behind! The referee calls over Guillermo Diez and shows him a yellow card! Alfredo Ortega runs off the knock.
34.11
Fabien Biancalani makes a probing pass to Alejandro Arias. Alejandro Arias knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Castro. Nuno Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
38.57
Moktar Leca makes a simple pass to Alfredo Ortega. Alfredo Ortega knocks in a cross ball towards Alejandro Arias. Alejandro Arias connects with a diving header but slams it into the crowd!
39.54
Neil Davidson comes in with a late challenge on Edward Smithe. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Edward Smithe stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.54
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
40.46
Edward Smithe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolas Soto. Nicolas Soto shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
45.00
Kevin Hutchison flicks a high ball forward to Kevin White who takes it down. Kevin White threads the ball through to Edward Smithe. Edward Smithe knocks in a cross ball towards Victor Mora. Victor Mora connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Stade Rennais!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Girondins de Bordeaux appear unchanged since the first half. Stade Rennais also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Stade Rennais start the second half!
48.19
With great vision, Guillermo Diez plays the ball forward to Kevin White. Kevin White sees Victor Mora in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Victor Mora sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Good keeping from Brian Lampard as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
49.58
Kevin White takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Nuno Castro gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
51.45
Kevin White makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Del Sol. Fernando Del Sol shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
53.44
Kevin Hutchison sees a break and surges forward. Showing composure, Kevin Hutchison plays the ball forward to Edward Smithe. Edward Smithe knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Soto. Nicolas Soto jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
54.34
Moktar Leca knocks the ball forward to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.37
Nuno Castro threads the ball through to Moktar Leca. Moktar Leca lofts in a cross ball towards Alfredo Ortega. Alfredo Ortega flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
60.57
Edward Smithe knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Soto. Nicolas Soto plays a one-two with Jorge Veloso and rushes in on goal... Fabien Biancalani barges into Nicolas Soto. Nicolas Soto appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
63.12
Kevin White passes the ball forward to Nicolas Soto. Nicolas Soto shoots from long range. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
67.47
Guillermo Diez threads a neat ball through to Fernando Del Sol. Fernando Del Sol sees Jorge Veloso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jorge Veloso runs straight at the defence! Jorge Veloso shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
71.33
Fabien Biancalani knocks the ball forward to Florian Courtois. Florian Courtois flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Ortega controls it well on his chest. Alfredo Ortega rushes past Kevin Hutchison! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alfredo Ortega provides some space. He shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
72.42
Neil Davidson surges forward with the ball. Neil Davidson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
75.05
Seeing a gap ahead, Kevin Hutchison plays the ball forward to Nicolas Soto. Nicolas Soto threads a neat ball through to Jorge Veloso. Jorge Veloso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Brian Lampard who gathers it comfortably.
77.42
Stade Rennais have made a substitution with Ronald Di Rocco replacing Guillermo Diez .
81.34
Florian Courtois flicks a high pass forward. Moktar Leca controls it well on his chest. Moktar Leca chips the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Arias. Alejandro Arias makes a probing pass between the defence to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Superb reactions from Adolfo Cortes. What a save!
83.52
Edward Smithe comes in with a late challenge on Barket Bourdeau. The referee warns Edward Smithe to calm down! Barket Bourdeau stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.30
Kevin White threads a neat ball through to Arnauld Carotti. Arnauld Carotti threads a neat, attacking ball through to Nicolas Soto. Some good footwork from Nicolas Soto provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
87.49
Marcos Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edward Smithe. Edward Smithe makes a simple pass to Nicolas Soto. Nicolas Soto plays a one-two with Edward Smithe and advances towards the goal... Nicolas Soto makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!! That's his third!
90.00
With great vision, Kevin White plays the ball forward to Victor Mora. Victor Mora makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Soto but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Girondins de Bordeaux

Stade Rennais
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.4%
64.6%
Play Area
32.9%
37.8%
29.3%

Scorers
Victor Mora 45
Nicolas Soto 63, 84, 87
Jorge Veloso 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Soto of Stade Rennais

Match Ratings
1.Brian Lampard (GK)
6
2.Florian Courtois (DEF)
6
3.Barket Bourdeau (DEF)
6
4.Fabien Biancalani (DEF)
6
5.Alejandro Arias (MID)
6
6.Moktar Leca (MID)
6
7.Nuno Castro (MID)
6
8.Neil Davidson (MID)yellow card
6
9.Alexandre Ramos (ATT)
6
10.Alfredo Ortega (ATT)
6
11.Alec Davidson (ATT)
6
 
12.Mike Winterburn (GK)
0
13.Xavier Duchesne (GK)
0
14.Alan Plowright (MID)
0

1.Adolfo Cortes (GK)
6
2.Marcos Castro (DEF)
6
3.Guillermo Diez (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Kevin Hutchison (DEF)
6
5.Arnauld Carotti (MID)
6
6.Edward Smithe (MID)
7
7.Kevin White (MID)
7
8.Fernando Del Sol (MID)
6
9.Victor Mora (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Nicolas Soto (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Jorge Veloso (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Ronald Di Rocco (MID)
6
13.Alec Souness (MID)
0
14.Sophiane Dadi (ATT)
0