Match Report


OGC NiceOGC Nice     Stade RennaisStade Rennais
James DunlopJames Dunlop Keith Howard Keith Howard
Jacob ToddJ. Todd62
G
1captain
G
67Giovanni GalàsekG. Galàsek
Armindo SahnounA. Sahnoun65
D
2
D
64Jose Javier SanzJ. Sanz
Cyril DeroffC. Deroff62
D
3
D
59Arno PrantlA. Prantl
Denny Van MolD. Van Mol58
D
4
D
54Stanley SturridgeS. Sturridge
Julien DiattaJ. Diatta58
D
5
D
70Guillaume PanovG. Panov
Stephane De CiccoS. De Cicco69
M
6
M
69Christian JohansenC. Johansen
Youl Alidor LevintskyY. Levintsky60
M
captain7
M
68Mario VoisinM. Voisin
Frank StoneF. Stone64
A
8
M
63Aboubacar KarembeuA. Karembeu
Eric GelbE. Gelb62
A
9
A
67Reginald DiopR. Diop
Julian ReimersJ. Reimers61
A
10
A
66Steve EspateroS. Espatero
Martin TatarianM. Tatarian60
A
11
A
60Yacine VerschaveY. Verschave
 
Gareth AdamsG. Adams55
D
12
M
55Fatik BotF. Bot
Sidney ToyesS. Toyes54
M
13
M
57Jerome GrossmannJ. Grossmann
Wilfried SahnounW. Sahnoun47
G
14
A
56Adelmajid AdjaoudA. Adjaoud

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Allianz Riviera where OGC Nice play host to Stade Rennais. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
OGC Nice are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Stade Rennais appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tomasz Ferron.


0.00
Stade Rennais get the match underway!
2.05
Julien Diatta threads a neat ball through to Armindo Sahnoun. Armindo Sahnoun flicks a high pass forward. Eric Gelb easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eric Gelb lofts in a cross ball towards Frank Stone. Frank Stone beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
6.14
Mario Voisin flicks a high pass forward. Yacine Verschave controls it well on his chest. Yacine Verschave lofts in a cross ball towards Reginald Diop. Reginald Diop outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Jacob Todd manages to gather it.
12.17
Arno Prantl flicks a high pass forward. Reginald Diop controls it well on his chest. Reginald Diop knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Johansen. Christian Johansen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
21.33
Youl Alidor Levintsky chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Reimers. Julian Reimers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frank Stone but he's offside!
26.34
With great vision, Arno Prantl plays the ball forward to Stanley Sturridge. Stanley Sturridge flicks a high pass forward. Steve Espatero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steve Espatero lofts in a cross ball towards Aboubacar Karembeu. Aboubacar Karembeu gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Jacob Todd is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.34
Christian Johansen flicks a high pass forward. Yacine Verschave collects the pass. Yacine Verschave knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Armindo Sahnoun.
36.07
Mario Voisin flicks a high pass forward. Aboubacar Karembeu collects the pass. Aboubacar Karembeu flicks a high pass forward. Reginald Diop holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Reginald Diop knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julien Diatta.
40.26
Guillaume Panov breaks forward. Guillaume Panov passes the ball forward to Steve Espatero. Steve Espatero makes a pass forward but Yacine Verschave makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
42.55
Arno Prantl hits a low pass to Steve Espatero. Steve Espatero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.10
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
Christian Johansen threads a neat ball through to Aboubacar Karembeu. Aboubacar Karembeu shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Jacob Todd had no chance!! Goal for Stade Rennais!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. OGC Nice appear unchanged since the first half. Stade Rennais also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and OGC Nice get the second half underway!
47.08
Youl Alidor Levintsky controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Reimers. Julian Reimers knocks in a cross ball towards Youl Alidor Levintsky. Youl Alidor Levintsky outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
48.32
Frank Stone flicks the ball to his team mate, Eric Gelb. Eric Gelb knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Reimers. Julian Reimers connects with a diving header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
53.40
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
55.43
Stephane De Cicco flicks the ball to his team mate, Youl Alidor Levintsky. Youl Alidor Levintsky flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Tatarian. Martin Tatarian shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
57.53
Armindo Sahnoun hits a low pass to Youl Alidor Levintsky. Youl Alidor Levintsky threads a neat ball through to Stephane De Cicco. Stephane De Cicco tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.38
Denny Van Mol sees Stephane De Cicco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephane De Cicco darts forward. Stephane De Cicco plays a quick one-two with Julian Reimers and rushes in on goal... Stephane De Cicco cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. OGC Nice are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
60.44
Christian Johansen flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Espatero. Steve Espatero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.16
Yacine Verschave barges into Armindo Sahnoun. The referee brings Yacine Verschave to one side and gives him a warning! Armindo Sahnoun grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
75.29
Aboubacar Karembeu sees Mario Voisin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mario Voisin shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
79.03
Youl Alidor Levintsky flicks a high pass forward. Martin Tatarian holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Tatarian rushes past Christian Johansen! Martin Tatarian strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Giovanni Galàsek reads it well. He makes it look easy!
81.27
Aboubacar Karembeu catches Armindo Sahnoun on the ankles. The referee calls over Aboubacar Karembeu and shows him a yellow card! Armindo Sahnoun stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.34
Jose Javier Sanz knocks the ball forward to Christian Johansen. Christian Johansen flicks a high pass forward to Yacine Verschave who brings the ball under control. Yacine Verschave finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Jacob Todd. Excellent save.
84.10
Stanley Sturridge sees Yacine Verschave in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yacine Verschave knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jacob Todd who gathers it comfortably.
87.36
Youl Alidor Levintsky flicks a high pass forward. Eric Gelb easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eric Gelb deftly passes the ball to Stephane De Cicco, releasing him through on goal. Stephane De Cicco rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
89.12
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
Stephane De Cicco clumsily knocks into Steve Espatero. Stephane De Cicco is given a warning by the referee! Steve Espatero stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

OGC Nice

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

Possession
41.6%
58.4%
Play Area
29.9%
46.8%
23.4%

Scorers
Christian Johansen 12
Aboubacar Karembeu 26, 45
Mario Voisin 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Aboubacar Karembeu of Stade Rennais

Match Ratings