Match Report


ToulouseToulouse     Stade RennaisStade Rennais
Dave MurrayDave Murray Ben Biancardi Ben Biancardi
Valeriy YevstratenkoV. Yevstratenko78
G
1captain
G
84Diogo RibeiroD. Ribeiro
Lars SchäferL. Schäfer71
D
2
D
80Graham RobinsonG. Robinson
Samuel NjankaS. Njanka78
D
captain3
D
71Mickael DalmatM. Dalmat
Yann MeyerY. Meyer79
D
4
D
79Romero P. FerrerR. Ferrer
Luis RegoL. Rego83
M
5
D
82Andy SaadA. Saad
Demetrius RottD. Rott78
M
6
M
81Nuno PintoN. Pinto
Darren ParkerD. Parker86
M
7
M
81Joseph-Desire NdoJ. Ndo
Paolo PerrottaP. Perrotta80
M
8
A
82David RavelliD. Ravelli
Kader AmraniK. Amrani81
A
9
A
84Ensio EssbjornE. Essbjorn
Trond Egil BratsethT. Bratseth84
A
10
A
76Nenad BourgoisN. Bourgois
Alex PitonA. Piton77
A
11
A
75Rodrigo FernandesR. Fernandes
 
Cesar BarrosC. Barros69
D
12
M
79Pierre MondragonP. Mondragon
Nicky CarragherN. Carragher78
M
13
M
72Craig RitchieC. Ritchie
Roberto MoreiraR. Moreira80
A
14
A
78Mansour PrsoM. Prso

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stade Municipal where Toulouse play host to Stade Rennais. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Toulouse are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stade Rennais appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Yannick Barbosa.


0.00
Toulouse kick off!
6.03
Joseph-Desire Ndo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Ravelli. David Ravelli knocks in a cross ball towards Nenad Bourgois. Nenad Bourgois rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies wide!
9.04
Yann Meyer hits a low pass to Demetrius Rott. Demetrius Rott chips the ball to his team mate, Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani whips in a cross ball towards Alex Piton. With a superhuman jump, Alex Piton connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Diogo Ribeiro gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
10.36
Graham Robinson threads the ball through to Nuno Pinto. Nuno Pinto makes a simple pass to Nenad Bourgois. Nenad Bourgois whips in a cross ball towards David Ravelli. David Ravelli connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but is denied by Valeriy Yevstratenko. Excellent save.
15.59
Seeing a gap ahead, Nuno Pinto laces a weighted ball forward to Ensio Essbjorn. Ensio Essbjorn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.17
Nuno Pinto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nenad Bourgois. Nenad Bourgois knocks in a cross ball towards David Ravelli. David Ravelli connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Valeriy Yevstratenko is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
24.36
Joseph-Desire Ndo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nenad Bourgois. Nenad Bourgois lofts in a cross ball towards Ensio Essbjorn. Ensio Essbjorn makes a convincing header but is denied by Valeriy Yevstratenko. Excellent save.
26.19
Luis Rego surges forward with the ball. Luis Rego runs straight at the defence! Luis Rego shoots from just inside the box but it is shockingly off target!
30.55
Demetrius Rott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Piton. Alex Piton skips past Andy Saad! Alex Piton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
32.56
Samuel Njanka makes a simple pass to Darren Parker. Darren Parker flicks a high ball forward to Trond Egil Bratseth who takes it down. Trond Egil Bratseth plays a scrappy one-two with Alex Piton and stumbles forward towards the goal... Trond Egil Bratseth looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Diogo Ribeiro gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
33.35
Demetrius Rott runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Demetrius Rott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kader Amrani but he's offside!
34.42
Nuno Pinto clumsily knocks into Darren Parker. The referee calls over Nuno Pinto and warns him to calm down! Darren Parker stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.21
Joseph-Desire Ndo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Fernandes. Rodrigo Fernandes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Stade Rennais kicking off!
47.32
Samuel Njanka makes a probing pass to Demetrius Rott. Demetrius Rott threads a neat ball through to Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Piton. Alex Piton fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
48.49
Luis Rego barges into Joseph-Desire Ndo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joseph-Desire Ndo runs off the knock.
51.55
Demetrius Rott hits a low pass to Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani shoots from outside the area but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
53.17
Romero P. Ferrer threads a neat ball through to Joseph-Desire Ndo. Joseph-Desire Ndo passes the ball forward to Rodrigo Fernandes. Rodrigo Fernandes whips in a cross ball towards David Ravelli. David Ravelli heads the ball goalwards. Lars Schäfer clears it off the line with his head!
54.05
Lars Schäfer flicks a high pass forward. Darren Parker holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darren Parker chips the ball to his team mate, Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani plays a scrappy one-two with Alex Piton and stumbles forward towards the goal... Andy Saad comes in with a late challenge on Kader Amrani. Penalty not given!!
60.35
Paolo Perrotta threads a neat ball through to Trond Egil Bratseth. Trond Egil Bratseth controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
67.27
Lars Schäfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Parker. With a delightful solo run, Darren Parker stretches the opposition's defence. Darren Parker plays a scrappy one-two with Kader Amrani and stumbles forward towards the goal... Darren Parker takes a shot at goal. Darren Parker scores for Toulouse!!
71.02
With great vision, Romero P. Ferrer plays the ball forward to Joseph-Desire Ndo. Joseph-Desire Ndo sees Ensio Essbjorn in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ensio Essbjorn shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
72.13
Demetrius Rott makes a simple pass to Trond Egil Bratseth. Trond Egil Bratseth cuts inside the box! Trond Egil Bratseth cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
85.19
Joseph-Desire Ndo knocks the ball forward to David Ravelli. David Ravelli whips in a cross ball towards Nenad Bourgois. Nenad Bourgois powers a header at goal. The ball strikes Samuel Njanka's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
86.44
Joseph-Desire Ndo takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Luis Rego gets to the ball and clears it up field.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Toulouse

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

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
22.7%
44%
33.3%

Scorers
Darren Parker 67
David Ravelli 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Darren Parker of Toulouse

Match Ratings
1.Valeriy Yevstratenko (GK)
7
2.Lars Schäfer (DEF)
7
3.Samuel Njanka (DEF)
6
4.Yann Meyer (DEF)
6
5.Luis Rego (MID)yellow card
6
6.Demetrius Rott (MID)
7
7.Darren Parker (MID)goal scored
9
8.Paolo Perrotta (MID)
6
9.Kader Amrani (ATT)
7
10.Trond Egil Bratseth (ATT)
7
11.Alex Piton (ATT)
6
 
12.Cesar Barros (DEF)
0
13.Nicky Carragher (MID)
0
14.Roberto Moreira (ATT)
0

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