Match Report


FC NantesFC Nantes     Stade RennaisStade Rennais
Computer Player Computer Player David Jacobs David Jacobs
Benoit MalickiB. Malicki58
G
captain1
G
72Adolfo CortesA. Cortes
Adam StewartA. Stewart68
D
2
D
70Kevin HutchisonK. Hutchison
Gonzalo SonzogniG. Sonzogni63
D
3
D
71Eugenio FerrerE. Ferrer
Gary MckinlayG. Mckinlay63
D
4captain
D
70Neil NivenN. Niven
Manuel FerreiraM. Ferreira75
M
5
M
75Alec SounessA. Souness
Orlando DelarocheO. Delaroche72
M
6
M
74Kevin WhiteK. White
Reynald DeblockR. Deblock58
M
7
M
78Edward SmitheE. Smithe
Rodrigue AbardonadoR. Abardonado52
M
8
M
73Martin DublinM. Dublin
Fernando BentoF. Bento72
A
9
A
41Daniele GranvilleD. Granville
Maxence DevineauM. Devineau50
A
10
A
72Matt HansenM. Hansen
Victor El IdrisiV. El Idrisi49
A
11
A
69Jorge VelosoJ. Veloso
 
Bruno DouchezB. Douchez57
D
12
D
68Marcos CastroM. Castro
Ludovic DuclouxL. Ducloux55
D
13
M
75Fernando Del SolF. Del Sol
Michael PromentM. Proment53
G
14
A
74Victor MoraV. Mora

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau where FC Nantes play host to Stade Rennais in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Nantes and Stade Rennais are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Luis-Clemente Duchesne.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Nantes get the match underway!
6.21
With vision, Kevin White plays the ball forward to Matt Hansen. Matt Hansen plays a scrappy one-two with Daniele Granville and stumbles forward towards the goal... Matt Hansen rockets a shot on goal but Benoit Malicki is on top of it.
8.24
Adam Stewart passes the ball forward to Gonzalo Sonzogni. Gonzalo Sonzogni passes the ball forward to Fernando Bento. Fernando Bento knocks in a cross ball towards Manuel Ferreira. With a superhuman jump, Manuel Ferreira connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.57
Manuel Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Reynald Deblock collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Reynald Deblock plays the ball forward to Victor El Idrisi who has made a great run into the box. Victor El Idrisi rockets a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
16.48
Kevin Hutchison kicks a strong pass forward to Edward Smithe. Edward Smithe knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Granville. Daniele Granville lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Hansen. Matt Hansen outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Matt Hansen scores for Stade Rennais!!
20.35
Reynald Deblock hacks Edward Smithe from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Edward Smithe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.12
With imagination, Edward Smithe laces a through ball forward to Jorge Veloso. Jorge Veloso shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
27.44
Adam Stewart kicks a strong pass forward to Victor El Idrisi. Victor El Idrisi knocks in a cross ball towards Manuel Ferreira. Manuel Ferreira makes a deft header but it is shockingly off target!
30.12
Adam Stewart passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Orlando Delaroche. Orlando Delaroche shoots from long range but it flies wide!
32.34
Jorge Veloso makes a simple pass to Daniele Granville. Daniele Granville plays a scrappy one-two with Kevin White and stumbles forward towards the goal... Daniele Granville comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but it flies wide!
33.47
Alec Souness decides to run forward with the ball. Alec Souness knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.26
Jorge Veloso plays the ball forward to Matt Hansen. Matt Hansen shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
36.22
Manuel Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Victor El Idrisi controls it well on his chest. Victor El Idrisi lofts in a cross ball towards Maxence Devineau. Maxence Devineau directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
38.32
Edward Smithe passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Martin Dublin. Martin Dublin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
40.46
Kevin Hutchison plays the ball forward to Alec Souness. Alec Souness threads a neat ball through to Daniele Granville. Daniele Granville knocks the ball forward to Alec Souness but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
42.09
Martin Dublin makes a simple pass to Alec Souness. Alec Souness flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Veloso collects the pass. Jorge Veloso lofts in a cross ball towards Daniele Granville. Daniele Granville makes a deft header. Daniele Granville scores for Stade Rennais!!
45.00
Gary Mckinlay barges into Matt Hansen. The referee calls over Gary Mckinlay and warns him to calm down! Matt Hansen stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Stade Rennais kick off and get the second half underway!
49.26
Neil Niven sees Eugenio Ferrer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eugenio Ferrer flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Veloso controls it well on his chest. Jorge Veloso edges inside the box! Jorge Veloso shoots from just inside the box but Benoit Malicki reads it well. Nice save!
51.31
Gonzalo Sonzogni flicks a high pass forward. Maxence Devineau easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Maxence Devineau shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
53.21
Neil Niven comes in with a late challenge on Victor El Idrisi. Neil Niven is shown the yellow card! Victor El Idrisi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.58
Daniele Granville clumsily knocks into Adam Stewart. Daniele Granville is shown the yellow card! Adam Stewart stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.19
Eugenio Ferrer threads a neat ball through to Edward Smithe. Edward Smithe runs straight at the opposition's defence. Edward Smithe lofts in a cross ball towards Daniele Granville. Daniele Granville outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it slams into the crowd!
60.26
Stade Rennais have made 2 substitutions with Fernando Del Sol replacing Martin Dublin and Victor Mora replacing Matt Hansen .
65.28
With great vision, Gary Mckinlay plays the ball forward to Rodrigue Abardonado. Rodrigue Abardonado knocks the ball forward to Victor El Idrisi. Victor El Idrisi shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
67.42
Kevin White knocks the ball forward to Daniele Granville. Daniele Granville shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.49
Fernando Del Sol plays the ball forward to Jorge Veloso. Jorge Veloso makes a probing pass between the defence to Kevin White. Kevin White rockets a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
73.15
Manuel Ferreira takes it forward alone. Manuel Ferreira knocks in a cross ball towards Maxence Devineau. Maxence Devineau outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is shockingly off target!
75.16
Kevin White threads a neat ball through to Jorge Veloso. Jorge Veloso finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.40
Stade Rennais have made a substitution with Marcos Castro replacing Eugenio Ferrer .
78.45
Kevin White flicks a high pass forward to Jorge Veloso who brings the ball under control. Jorge Veloso shoots from long range. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
83.08
With some swift thinking, Fernando Del Sol plays the ball forward to Victor Mora. Victor Mora whips in a cross ball towards Daniele Granville. Daniele Granville beats his man to it with a header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.00
Fernando Del Sol knocks the ball to his team mate, Edward Smithe. Edward Smithe plays a one-two with Daniele Granville and advances towards the goal... Edward Smithe cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Adam Stewart is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
89.47
Gary Mckinlay clumsily knocks into Daniele Granville. Gary Mckinlay is warned by the referee again! Daniele Granville runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Nantes

Stade Rennais
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
6
9
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
31.2%
68.8%
Play Area
33.8%
44.2%
22.1%

Scorers
Manuel Ferreira 8
Victor El Idrisi 13
Matt Hansen 16
Daniele Granville 42
Jorge Veloso 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jorge Veloso of Stade Rennais

Match Ratings
1.Benoit Malicki (GK)
6
2.Adam Stewart (DEF)
6
3.Gonzalo Sonzogni (DEF)
6
4.Gary Mckinlay (DEF)
5
5.Manuel Ferreira (MID)goal scored
8
6.Orlando Delaroche (MID)
6
7.Reynald Deblock (MID)yellow card
6
8.Rodrigue Abardonado (MID)
6
9.Fernando Bento (ATT)
6
10.Maxence Devineau (ATT)
6
11.Victor El Idrisi (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Bruno Douchez (DEF)
0
13.Ludovic Ducloux (DEF)
0
14.Michael Proment (GK)
0

1.Adolfo Cortes (GK)
6
2.Kevin Hutchison (DEF)
6
3.Eugenio Ferrer (DEF)
6
4.Neil Niven (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Alec Souness (MID)
6
6.Kevin White (MID)
7
7.Edward Smithe (MID)
7
8.Martin Dublin (MID)
6
9.Daniele Granville (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
10.Matt Hansen (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Jorge Veloso (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Marcos Castro (DEF)
6
13.Fernando Del Sol (MID)
6
14.Victor Mora (ATT)
6