Match Report


Stade RennaisStade Rennais     AS MonacoAS Monaco
Keith HowardKeith Howard Rick Barlow Rick Barlow
Claude JagerC. Jager71
G
1
G
78Gerard LandaisG. Landais
Patrick OehrliP. Oehrli79
D
2captain
D
76Claude LeclercqC. Leclercq
Omar PiocelleO. Piocelle73
D
3
D
78Abdelmalek CiechelsiA. Ciechelsi
Carlo NicolaC. Nicola76
D
4
D
70Barket KarembeuB. Karembeu
Khaliloul VairellesK. Vairelles78
D
5
M
76Dianboto VilatteD. Vilatte
Jerome DarbeletJ. Darbelet77
M
captain6
M
77Marc HeurliéM. Heurlié
Florent BrognoF. Brogno92
M
7
M
79Carl DanicC. Danic
Jean-Claude RivalJ. Rival82
A
8
M
79Matt JamesM. James
Niklas PolvianderN. Polviander77
A
9
A
75Kwami PoratoK. Porato
Reynald ZaidanR. Zaidan75
A
10
A
77Muzzy IzzetM. Izzet
Antonio BentoA. Bento82
A
11
A
78Carlos DaillyC. Dailly
 
Reginald ForgeR. Forge71
A
12
D
66Garba NwakireG. Nwakire
Manuel MendesM. Mendes73
A
13
M
74Steffen LaudrupS. Laudrup
Guy SabinG. Sabin72
M
14
A
71Jerome BarckayJ. Barckay

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Roazhon Park where Stade Rennais play host to AS Monaco. A crowd of 16,812 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Stade Rennais are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while AS Monaco appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Adrien Hutteau.


0.00
The whistle blows and Stade Rennais kick off!
2.17
Jerome Darbelet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niklas Polviander. Niklas Polviander knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Barket Karembeu.
8.40
Patrick Oehrli pushes up the pitch. Patrick Oehrli flicks a high ball forward to Jean-Claude Rival who takes it down. Jean-Claude Rival whips in a cross ball towards Jerome Darbelet. Jerome Darbelet whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball strikes Barket Karembeu's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
9.00
Jean-Claude Rival takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Jerome Darbelet. Jerome Darbelet deftly flicks the ball on. Gerard Landais punches the ball out of the danger area!
15.40
With some swift thinking, Carl Danic plays the ball forward to Marc Heurlié. Marc Heurlié knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.53
Reynald Zaidan sees Jean-Claude Rival in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jean-Claude Rival knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claude Leclercq.
20.39
Marc Heurlié knocks the ball forward to Carl Danic. Carl Danic lofts in a cross ball towards Kwami Porato. Kwami Porato rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Magnificent save by Claude Jager!
22.52
Claude Leclercq flicks a high pass forward. Dianboto Vilatte collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Dianboto Vilatte plays the ball forward to Carlos Dailly. Carlos Dailly knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Khaliloul Vairelles.
24.36
Barket Karembeu knocks the ball to his team mate, Marc Heurlié. Marc Heurlié hits a low pass to Muzzy Izzet. Muzzy Izzet knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Claude Jager who gathers it comfortably.
30.51
Marc Heurlié runs straight at the opposition's defence. Marc Heurlié whips in a cross ball towards Muzzy Izzet. Muzzy Izzet knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
34.56
Abdelmalek Ciechelsi barges into Jerome Darbelet. The referee calls over Abdelmalek Ciechelsi and warns him to calm down! Jerome Darbelet runs off the knock.
36.07
Abdelmalek Ciechelsi flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Dailly holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlos Dailly advances inside the box! Carlos Dailly looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Claude Jager. Excellent save.
40.29
With great vision, Omar Piocelle plays the ball forward to Antonio Bento. Antonio Bento lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Claude Rival. Jean-Claude Rival is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Gerard Landais.
41.53
Florent Brogno takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Some good footwork from Jerome Darbelet provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
42.11
Marc Heurlié knocks the ball forward to Carlos Dailly. Carlos Dailly knocks in a cross ball towards Kwami Porato. Kwami Porato powers a header at goal. Claude Jager is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
Omar Piocelle takes the throw-in. Florent Brogno flicks a high pass forward. Jerome Darbelet controls it well on his chest. Jerome Darbelet whips in a cross ball towards Florent Brogno. Florent Brogno knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Florent Brogno!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
AS Monaco start the second half!
51.25
Carl Danic sees Kwami Porato in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kwami Porato knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.10
Barket Karembeu flicks a high pass forward. Matt James controls it well on his chest. Matt James makes a probing pass to Muzzy Izzet. Muzzy Izzet kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Dailly but the referee indicates it's offside!
54.22
Claude Leclercq sees Muzzy Izzet in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Muzzy Izzet knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlo Nicola.
60.57
Omar Piocelle threads the ball through to Khaliloul Vairelles. Khaliloul Vairelles makes a probing pass to Reynald Zaidan. Reynald Zaidan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. What a cracker!! Gerard Landais had no chance!! Goal for Stade Rennais!
66.22
Patrick Oehrli knocks the ball forward to Jerome Darbelet. Jerome Darbelet flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Claude Rival controls it well on his chest. Jean-Claude Rival knocks in a cross ball towards Niklas Polviander. Niklas Polviander powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
69.40
Claude Leclercq flicks the ball to his team mate, Marc Heurlié. Marc Heurlié makes an attacking run forward. Marc Heurlié lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Dailly. Omar Piocelle clumsily knocks into Carlos Dailly. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
75.51
Florent Brogno knocks the ball to his team mate, Jerome Darbelet. Jerome Darbelet shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Gerard Landais manages to gather it.
77.34
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Garba Nwakire replacing Barket Karembeu .
78.40
Antonio Bento hacks Abdelmalek Ciechelsi from behind! The referee calls over Antonio Bento and shows him a yellow card! Abdelmalek Ciechelsi stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.51
Florent Brogno flicks a high pass forward to Antonio Bento who brings the ball under control. Antonio Bento whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Claude Rival. Jean-Claude Rival is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
81.25
Omar Piocelle catches Carlos Dailly on the ankles. The referee brings Omar Piocelle to one side and gives him a warning! Carlos Dailly stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.02
Florent Brogno comes in with a late challenge on Dianboto Vilatte. The referee brings Florent Brogno to one side and gives him a warning! Dianboto Vilatte hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.18
Kwami Porato sees a break and surges forward. Kwami Porato plays a scrappy one-two with Muzzy Izzet and stumbles forward towards the goal... Kwami Porato looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Carl Danic threads a neat ball through to Kwami Porato. Kwami Porato controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Stade Rennais

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

Possession
45.3%
54.7%
Play Area
30.7%
41.3%
28%

Scorers
Florent Brogno 45
Reynald Zaidan 61
Niklas Polviander 66
Kwami Porato 42, 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kwami Porato of AS Monaco

Match Ratings
1.Claude Jager (GK)
6
2.Patrick Oehrli (DEF)
7
3.Omar Piocelle (DEF)
6
4.Carlo Nicola (DEF)
6
5.Khaliloul Vairelles (DEF)
6
6.Jerome Darbelet (MID)
7
7.Florent Brogno (MID)goal scored
8
8.Jean-Claude Rival (ATT)
7
9.Niklas Polviander (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Reynald Zaidan (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Antonio Bento (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Reginald Forge (ATT)
0
13.Manuel Mendes (ATT)
0
14.Guy Sabin (MID)
0

1.Gerard Landais (GK)
7
2.Claude Leclercq (DEF)
6
3.Abdelmalek Ciechelsi (DEF)
6
4.Barket Karembeu (DEF)
6
5.Dianboto Vilatte (MID)
6
6.Marc Heurlié (MID)
7
7.Carl Danic (MID)
6
8.Matt James (MID)
6
9.Kwami Porato (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Muzzy Izzet (ATT)
6
11.Carlos Dailly (ATT)
7
 
12.Garba Nwakire (DEF)
6
13.Steffen Laudrup (MID)
0
14.Jerome Barckay (ATT)
0