Match Report


AmiensAmiens     Stade RennaisStade Rennais
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Fabio BiancalaniF. Biancalani72
G
1
G
66Jonathan DouchezJ. Douchez
Thomas DoboT. Dobo80
D
2
D
70Baldur ThorsteinssonB. Thorsteinsson
Johan MathijssenJ. Mathijssen69
D
3
D
66Jean-Christophe ReyesJ. Reyes
Carlos PostigaC. Postiga66
D
4
D
66Franck KelbanF. Kelban
Barket VosahloB. Vosahlo62
D
5
D
65Tim OwenT. Owen
Mattia GuerraM. Guerra70
M
6
M
78Ronald BréchetR. Bréchet
Marco RecorbetM. Recorbet67
M
7
M
73Chritophe GouaménéC. Gouaméné
Andre SoglianoA. Sogliano64
M
8
M
67Fabio BenussiF. Benussi
Jean Chr. AnelkaJ. Anelka60
A
9
A
72Colin MiddletonC. Middleton
Wagneau TafforeauW. Tafforeau59
A
10
A
60Ousmane GrangerO. Granger
Steven BosS. Bos47
A
11
A
55Lucien AbidalL. Abidal

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Stade de la Licorne where Amiens play host to Stade Rennais. A crowd of 20,395 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Amiens and Stade Rennais are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The first half starts with Amiens kicking off!
6.43
Carlos Postiga hoofs the ball up the pitch. Steven Bos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
9.35
Ronald Bréchet sees space and advances. Ronald Bréchet whips in a cross ball towards Lucien Abidal. Lucien Abidal is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Fabio Biancalani!
14.09
Andre Sogliano hacks Ronald Bréchet from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ronald Bréchet runs off the knock.
16.08
Marco Recorbet hacks Chritophe Gouaméné from behind! Marco Recorbet is shown the yellow card! Chritophe Gouaméné hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.07
Andre Sogliano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean Chr. Anelka. Jean Chr. Anelka whips in a cross ball towards Steven Bos. Steven Bos directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
26.57
Ronald Bréchet advances with the ball. Ronald Bréchet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.03
Thomas Dobo kicks a strong pass forward to Andre Sogliano. Andre Sogliano sees space and advances. Andre Sogliano whips in a cross ball towards Wagneau Tafforeau. Wagneau Tafforeau heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.10
Fabio Benussi knocks the ball forward to Colin Middleton. Colin Middleton lofts in a cross ball towards Ousmane Granger. Ousmane Granger connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.38
Johan Mathijssen threads the ball through to Andre Sogliano. Andre Sogliano threads the ball through to Steven Bos. Steven Bos tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
34.43
Johan Mathijssen chips the ball to his team mate, Marco Recorbet. Marco Recorbet knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean Chr. Anelka. Jean Chr. Anelka knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.00
Fabio Benussi makes a probing pass to Ousmane Granger. Ousmane Granger lofts in a cross ball towards Lucien Abidal. Lucien Abidal directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Franck Kelban hoofs the ball up the pitch. Lucien Abidal knocks in a cross ball towards Ousmane Granger. Ousmane Granger flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Stade Rennais kick off and get the second half underway!
49.39
Marco Recorbet chips the ball to his team mate, Steven Bos. Steven Bos shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.07
Ronald Bréchet catches Andre Sogliano on the ankles. The referee calls over Ronald Bréchet and warns him to calm down! Andre Sogliano runs off the knock.
54.37
Mattia Guerra flicks the ball to his team mate, Wagneau Tafforeau. Wagneau Tafforeau knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Franck Kelban.
55.48
Lucien Abidal clumsily knocks into Johan Mathijssen. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Johan Mathijssen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.25
Amiens are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
75.41
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
78.51
Andre Sogliano comes in with a late challenge on Ronald Bréchet. Andre Sogliano is warned by the referee! Ronald Bréchet runs off the knock.
81.11
Barket Vosahlo clumsily knocks into Ousmane Granger. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ousmane Granger stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.30
Barket Vosahlo kicks a strong pass forward to Marco Recorbet. Marco Recorbet kicks a strong pass forward to Jean Chr. Anelka. Jean Chr. Anelka threads the ball through to Wagneau Tafforeau. Wagneau Tafforeau shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Jonathan Douchez easily smothers it!
85.58
Baldur Thorsteinsson sweeps the ball long. Colin Middleton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.15
Mattia Guerra makes a beautiful solo run. Mattia Guerra whips in a cross ball towards Wagneau Tafforeau. Wagneau Tafforeau powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Fabio Benussi of Stade Rennais
Match Statistics
 

Amiens

Stade Rennais
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.5%
38.5%
Play Area
29.5%
47.4%
23.1%