Match Report
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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Roazhon Park where Stade Rennais play host to Girondins de Bordeaux. A crowd of 18,856 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Stade Rennais and Girondins de Bordeaux are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Robert Renaud.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Stade Rennais and Girondins de Bordeaux are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Robert Renaud.
0.00
0-0Stade Rennais start the match!
2.44
0-0Guillermo Diez hits a low pass to Nicolas Soto. Nicolas Soto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Victor Mora. Victor Mora tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
8.23
Alexandre Ramos threads a neat ball through to Nuno Castro. Nuno Castro shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
9.00
Florian Courtois flicks a high pass forward to Dominique Pavon who brings the ball under control. Dominique Pavon threads the ball through to Alfredo Ortega. Alfredo Ortega lofts in a cross ball towards Alexandre Ramos. Alexandre Ramos outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent save by Adolfo Cortes!
12.01
0-1Alejandro Arias makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson lofts in a cross ball towards Moktar Leca. Moktar Leca is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Girondins de Bordeaux!
15.09
0-1Alfredo Ortega threads a neat ball through to Alexandre Ramos. Alexandre Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson heads the ball goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
18.11
0-1Dominique Pavon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moktar Leca. Moktar Leca knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guillermo Diez.
20.23
Florian Courtois threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Arias. Alejandro Arias changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alejandro Arias lofts in a cross ball towards Alfredo Ortega. Alfredo Ortega makes a convincing header but is denied by Adolfo Cortes. Excellent save.
24.37
0-1Arnauld Carotti catches Nuno Castro on the ankles. Arnauld Carotti is warned by the referee! Nuno Castro carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.30
Neil Davidson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfredo Ortega. Alfredo Ortega knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson whips the ball goalwards with his head. Adolfo Cortes gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
28.30
Alec Souness threads the ball through to Sophiane Dadi. Sophiane Dadi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Brian Lampard who gathers it comfortably.
34.22
0-1Florian Courtois flicks a high pass forward. Moktar Leca controls it well on his chest. Moktar Leca flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson makes a defence splitting pass to Alexandre Ramos. Fernando Del Sol comes in with a late challenge on Alexandre Ramos. Alexandre Ramos appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
39.04
Fernando Del Sol takes it forward alone. Fernando Del Sol whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Soto. Nicolas Soto jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Brian Lampard manages to keep it out.
40.10
Florian Courtois surges forward with the ball. Florian Courtois makes a probing pass to Nuno Castro. Nuno Castro whips in a cross ball towards Alfredo Ortega. Alfredo Ortega whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
44.31
Alejandro Arias deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Castro. Nuno Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
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. Girondins de Bordeaux also appear unchanged since the first half. The Stade Rennais players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Girondins de Bordeaux kick off!
48.32
Under pressure, Dominique Pavon clears the ball far upfield. Alexandre Ramos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
49.43
Dominique Pavon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfredo Ortega. Alfredo Ortega knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but is denied by Adolfo Cortes. Excellent save.
51.12
Nuno Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Ramos. Alexandre Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Nuno Castro. Nuno Castro whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nuno Castro!
55.01
Alec Souness runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alec Souness controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Brian Lampard. What a great pair of hands!
57.16
Barket Bourdeau controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florian Courtois. Florian Courtois surges forward with the ball. Florian Courtois plays a one-two with Alexandre Ramos and rushes in on goal... Florian Courtois makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
60.02
0-2Stade Rennais have made a substitution with Jorge Veloso replacing Victor Mora .
65.16
Guillermo Diez threads a neat ball through to Edward Smithe. Edward Smithe threads the ball through to Sophiane Dadi. Sophiane Dadi cuts inside the box! Sophiane Dadi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
66.59
Guillermo Diez makes a probing pass to Edward Smithe. Edward Smithe flicks a high pass forward. Sophiane Dadi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sophiane Dadi runs straight at the defence! Sophiane Dadi tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Brian Lampard has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
71.05
1-2Neil Niven sweeps the ball up the wings. Arnauld Carotti threads the ball through to Jorge Veloso but he's offside!
73.39
Arnauld Carotti threads a neat ball through to Fernando Del Sol. Fernando Del Sol deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jorge Veloso but the linesman indicates offside!
77.22
Stade Rennais have made a substitution with Ronald Di Rocco replacing Arnauld Carotti .
79.04
1-2There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
89.51
Nuno Castro threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Arias. Alejandro Arias knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
35.4%
64.6%
Play Area
32.9%
40.5%
26.6%
Scorers
| Sophiane Dadi 67 | Moktar Leca 12 Nuno Castro 51 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Castro of Girondins de Bordeaux |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Adolfo Cortes (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Neil Niven (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Guillermo Diez (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Kevin Hutchison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alec Souness (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Edward Smithe (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Arnauld Carotti (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Fernando Del Sol (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Victor Mora (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Nicolas Soto (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Sophiane Dadi (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 12. | Ronald Di Rocco (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | David Hackworth (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jorge Veloso (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Brian Lampard (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Florian Courtois (DEF) | 8 | |
| 3. | Dominique Pavon (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Barket Bourdeau (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alejandro Arias (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Moktar Leca (MID) | | 8 |
| 7. | Nuno Castro (MID) | | 9 |
| 8. | Neil Davidson (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alexandre Ramos (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Alfredo Ortega (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Alec Davidson (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Mike Winterburn (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Xavier Duchesne (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alan Plowright (MID) | 0 | |