Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stade Gaston Petit where Chateauroux play host to Stade Rennais. A crowd of 9,608 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Chateauroux and Stade Rennais are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Chateauroux and Stade Rennais are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Stade Rennais kick off and get the first half underway!
2.36
0-0Billy Dalglish makes a probing pass to Wilfried Mauricio. Wilfried Mauricio kicks a strong pass forward to Seb Gope-Fenepej. Seb Gope-Fenepej knocks in a cross ball towards Marques Pereira Petitjean. Marques Pereira Petitjean is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Jan Birkwald easily picks it out of the air!
10.32
0-0Dion Thatcher sees a break and surges forward. Dion Thatcher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.58
Tomás Carrizo flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Arnold. Matthias Arnold kicks a strong pass forward to Ignacio Aguilera. Ignacio Aguilera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.35
Guillermo Rouxel sees space and advances. Guillermo Rouxel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Seb Gope-Fenepej. Seb Gope-Fenepej shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
27.24
Dion Thatcher passes the ball forward to Didier Carotti. Didier Carotti finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.39
0-0Younes Laslandes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mohamed Giuly. Mohamed Giuly makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marques Pereira Petitjean. Marques Pereira Petitjean knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jan Birkwald who gathers it comfortably.
32.36
Serge Gourvennec decides to run forward with the ball. Serge Gourvennec shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.35
Matthias Arnold kicks a strong pass forward to Didier Carotti. Didier Carotti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jean-Marie Girard who gathers it comfortably.
36.24
0-0Chateauroux are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
38.01
0-1Roy Brouwers makes a simple pass to Matthias Arnold. Matthias Arnold deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ignacio Aguilera. Ignacio Aguilera lofts in a cross ball towards Didier Carotti. Didier Carotti is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Jean-Marie Girard had no chance!! Goal for Stade Rennais!
42.20
Eduardo Flores flicks the ball to his team mate, Dion Thatcher. Dion Thatcher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ignacio Aguilera. Ignacio Aguilera finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
44.10
Dion Thatcher flicks the ball to his team mate, Ignacio Aguilera. Ignacio Aguilera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Chateauroux kick off and get the second half underway!
47.53
Matthias Arnold makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ignacio Aguilera. Ignacio Aguilera shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
48.01
0-1Serge Gourvennec barges into Craig Burley. The referee calls over Serge Gourvennec and warns him to calm down! Craig Burley stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.49
Younes Laslandes advances with the ball. Younes Laslandes sees a break and surges forward. Younes Laslandes whips in a cross ball towards Marques Pereira Petitjean. Marques Pereira Petitjean is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.16
Nicu Siperco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthias Arnold. Matthias Arnold passes the ball forward to Didier Carotti. Didier Carotti shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
54.26
0-1Billy Dalglish kicks a strong pass forward to Gregory Distin. Gregory Distin takes it forward alone. Gregory Distin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Seb Gope-Fenepej but the linesman indicates offside!
57.57
Stade Rennais are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
60.14
Craig Burley threads the ball through to Didier Carotti. Didier Carotti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guillermo Rouxel.
65.02
Matthias Arnold barges into Wilfried Mauricio. Matthias Arnold is given a warning by the referee! Wilfried Mauricio stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.57
Younes Laslandes chips the ball to his team mate, Gregory Distin. Gregory Distin threads the ball through to Marques Pereira Petitjean. Marques Pereira Petitjean knocks the ball forward to Seb Gope-Fenepej but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
83.17
Craig Burley knocks the ball forward to Ignacio Aguilera. Ignacio Aguilera shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.53
Roy Brouwers knocks the ball to his team mate, Dion Thatcher. Dion Thatcher makes a probing pass to Didier Carotti. Didier Carotti whips in a cross ball towards Ignacio Aguilera. Ignacio Aguilera is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.2%
45.8%
Play Area
31.3%
49.4%
19.3%
Scorers