Match Report


Stade RennaisStade Rennais     Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC
Ben BiancardiBen Biancardi Computer Player Computer Player
Diogo RibeiroD. Ribeiro84
G
captain1
G
70Miguel BentoM. Bento
Graham RobinsonG. Robinson80
D
2captain
D
67Jocelyn CabezasJ. Cabezas
Romero P. FerrerR. Ferrer79
D
3
D
67Leonardo CarrascoL. Carrasco
David RiccioD. Riccio82
D
4
D
64David MassonD. Masson
Andy SaadA. Saad82
D
5
M
65Nicolas AndresN. Andres
Nuno PintoN. Pinto81
M
6
M
65Ruddy AgbohR. Agboh
Joseph-Desire NdoJ. Ndo81
M
7
M
62Ruddy SmertinR. Smertin
Enrique ElenioE. Elenio80
A
8
M
62Ronan AdamR. Adam
Ensio EssbjornE. Essbjorn84
A
9
A
77Alberto VieiraA. Vieira
Nenad BourgoisN. Bourgois75
A
10
A
67Jose Le PenJ. Le Pen
Rodrigo FernandesR. Fernandes74
A
11
A
66Edward CarltonE. Carlton
 
Mansour PrsoM. Prso78
A
12
G
68Guerino SommeseG. Sommese
Pierre MondragonP. Mondragon78
M
13
G
68Richard BaileyR. Bailey
Mathias LavilleM. Laville67
D
14
A
64Jochem SluiterJ. Sluiter

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Roazhon Park where Stade Rennais play host to Montpellier HSC. A crowd of 20,300 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stade Rennais are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Montpellier HSC appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Djibrill Bréchet.


0.00
The whistle blows and Stade Rennais kick off!
3.01
Joseph-Desire Ndo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nenad Bourgois. Nenad Bourgois knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Masson.
4.51
Joseph-Desire Ndo chips the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Fernandes. Rodrigo Fernandes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.41
Romero P. Ferrer punts the ball hopefully upfield. Ensio Essbjorn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leonardo Carrasco.
26.17
Joseph-Desire Ndo makes a probing pass to Enrique Elenio. Enrique Elenio whips in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Fernandes. Rodrigo Fernandes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
27.45
Nicolas Andres threads the ball through to Alberto Vieira. Alberto Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Edward Carlton controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Edward Carlton shoots from just inside the box but Diogo Ribeiro is on top of his game. Excellent save!
30.36
Ruddy Agboh flicks a high pass forward to Alberto Vieira who brings the ball under control. Alberto Vieira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Diogo Ribeiro who gathers it comfortably.
34.53
Montpellier HSC are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
38.21
Nuno Pinto flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Fernandes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodrigo Fernandes lofts in a cross ball towards Ensio Essbjorn. Ensio Essbjorn outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it curls horrendously wide!
39.28
David Riccio darts forward. David Riccio threads a neat ball through to Rodrigo Fernandes. Rodrigo Fernandes whips in a cross ball towards Nenad Bourgois. Nenad Bourgois heads the ball goalwards but Jocelyn Cabezas is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
42.39
Jocelyn Cabezas passes the ball forward to Ronan Adam. Ronan Adam flicks a high pass forward. Edward Carlton collects the pass. Edward Carlton knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Vieira. Alberto Vieira makes a deft header but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stade Rennais appear unchanged since the first half. Montpellier HSC also appear unchanged since the first half. The Montpellier HSC players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Montpellier HSC get the second half underway!
55.02
Ruddy Agboh runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ruddy Agboh rushes past Romero P. Ferrer! Ruddy Agboh strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's there!! Diogo Ribeiro has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.52
Stade Rennais have made a substitution with Pierre Mondragon replacing Joseph-Desire Ndo .Montpellier HSC have made 2 substitutions with Guerino Sommese replacing Jocelyn Cabezas and Jochem Sluiter replacing Jose Le Pen .
63.54
Ruddy Smertin chips the ball to his team mate, Jochem Sluiter. Jochem Sluiter sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.41
Leonardo Carrasco plays the ball forward to Nicolas Andres. Nicolas Andres runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nicolas Andres knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Vieira. Alberto Vieira directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off David Riccio and the loose ball is cleared up field.
69.38
With great vision, David Riccio plays the ball forward to Pierre Mondragon. Pierre Mondragon knocks the ball to his team mate, Ensio Essbjorn. Ensio Essbjorn whips in a cross ball towards Nenad Bourgois. Nenad Bourgois jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.43
Ruddy Smertin knocks the ball forward to Alberto Vieira. Without breaking stride, Alberto Vieira plays the ball forward to Jochem Sluiter who has made a great run into the box. Jochem Sluiter side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but is denied by Diogo Ribeiro. Excellent save.
77.51
Nuno Pinto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ensio Essbjorn. Ensio Essbjorn cuts inside the box! Ensio Essbjorn comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. It's there!! Miguel Bento has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
79.51
Stade Rennais have made a substitution with Mathias Laville replacing Romero P. Ferrer .
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Stade Rennais

Montpellier HSC
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.5%
62.5%
Play Area
29.7%
45.3%
25%

Scorers
Rodrigo Fernandes 5
Nenad Bourgois 69
Ensio Essbjorn 78
Ruddy Agboh 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ensio Essbjorn of Stade Rennais

Match Ratings
1.Diogo Ribeiro (GK)
6
2.Graham Robinson (DEF)
6
3.Romero P. Ferrer (DEF)
6
4.David Riccio (DEF)
7
5.Andy Saad (DEF)
6
6.Nuno Pinto (MID)
7
7.Joseph-Desire Ndo (MID)
7
8.Enrique Elenio (ATT)
6
9.Ensio Essbjorn (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Nenad Bourgois (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Rodrigo Fernandes (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Mansour Prso (ATT)
0
13.Pierre Mondragon (MID)
6
14.Mathias Laville (DEF)
6

1.Miguel Bento (GK)
6
2.Jocelyn Cabezas (DEF)
6
3.Leonardo Carrasco (DEF)
6
4.David Masson (DEF)
7
5.Nicolas Andres (MID)
7
6.Ruddy Agboh (MID)goal scored
9
7.Ruddy Smertin (MID)
7
8.Ronan Adam (MID)
6
9.Alberto Vieira (ATT)
6
10.Jose Le Pen (ATT)
6
11.Edward Carlton (ATT)
7
 
12.Guerino Sommese (GK)
6
13.Richard Bailey (GK)
0
14.Jochem Sluiter (ATT)
6