Saint-Etienne vs Stade Rennais, 2019-20 Coupe de France, Semifinals
· Coupe de France
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Boudebouz belter sends St Etienne into French Cup final
St Etienne reached the Coupe de France final with a dramatic 2-1 win over Stade Rennes on Thursday thanks to a stoppage-time strike.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yohan Cabaye.
- 3': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes).
- 3': Mahdi Camara (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
- 5': Attempt blocked. Franck Honorat (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 5': Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
- 7': Attempt saved. Romain Del Castillo (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 8': Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
- 9': Foul by M'Baye Niang (Rennes).
- 9': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Romain Del Castillo (Rennes).
- 10': Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 12': M'Baye Niang (Rennes).
- 12': Wesley Fofana (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Lois Diony (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lois Diony with a through ball.
- 19': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
- 19': Romain Del Castillo (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes).
- 19': Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Attempt saved. Lois Diony (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yohan Cabaye.
- 26': Attempt saved. Steven Nzonzi (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 26': Foul by Romain Del Castillo (Rennes).
- 26': Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Romain Del Castillo (Rennes).
- 27': Wesley Fofana (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
- 28': Hamari Traoré (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
- 30': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy with a cross.
- 31': Penalty Rennes. Raphinha draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 31': Penalty conceded by William Saliba (St Etienne) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 33': Goal! St Etienne 0, Rennes 1. M'Baye Niang (Rennes) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 35': Foul by Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes).
- 35': Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Faitout Maouassa (Rennes).
- 37': Mahdi Camara (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Joris Gnagnon (Rennes).
- 39': Lois Diony (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Substitution, St Etienne. Assane Dioussé replaces Yohan Cabaye because of an injury.
- 40': Foul by Assane Dioussé (St Etienne).
- 40': Raphinha (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Attempt missed. Damien Da Silva (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 42': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Faitout Maouassa.
- 43': Goal! St Etienne 1, Rennes 1. Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lois Diony with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Joris Gnagnon (Rennes).
- 45'+1': Lois Diony (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, St Etienne 1, Rennes 1.
- 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 1, Rennes 1.
- 51': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
- 52': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes).
- 52': Lois Diony (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Wesley Fofana (St Etienne).
- 55': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Mahdi Camara.
- 56': Romain Del Castillo (Rennes) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 56': Romain Del Castillo (Rennes) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Offside, Rennes. Benjamin Bourigeaud tries a through ball, but Raphinha is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Franck Honorat (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lois Diony.
- 59': Foul by Romain Del Castillo (Rennes).
- 59': Mahdi Camara (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
- 63': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes).
- 63': Mahdi Camara (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
- 64': Lois Diony (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 66': Foul by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
- 66': Raphinha (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Mahdi Camara (St Etienne).
- 68': Mahdi Camara (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Rennes. James Lea Siliki replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
- 70': Attempt missed. M'Baye Niang (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Steven Nzonzi.
- 72': Attempt missed. Romain Del Castillo (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 74': Foul by M'Baye Niang (Rennes).
- 74': Mahdi Camara (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, St Etienne. Charles Abi replaces Lois Diony.
- 76': Substitution, Rennes. Yann Gboho replaces Romain Del Castillo.
- 77': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
- 77': Yann Gboho (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
- 78': Yann Gboho (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Faitout Maouassa.
- 80': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Damien Da Silva (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Damien Da Silva.
- 81': Attempt missed. James Lea Siliki (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Steven Nzonzi following a corner.
- 82': Foul by Assane Dioussé (St Etienne).
- 82': Hamari Traoré (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Substitution, Rennes. Adrien Hunou replaces M'Baye Niang.
- 83': Substitution, St Etienne. Ryad Boudebouz replaces Yann M'Vila.
- 83': Hand ball by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
- 85': Attempt missed. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 88': Foul by Franck Honorat (St Etienne).
- 88': Raphinha (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes).
- 89': Ryad Boudebouz (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Charles Abi (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Goal! St Etienne 2, Rennes 1. Ryad Boudebouz (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+6': Foul by Damien Da Silva (Rennes).
- 90'+6': Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, St Etienne 2, Rennes 1.
- 0': Match ends, St Etienne 2, Rennes 1.
Statistics
 REN |
ASSE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 49 | Possession | 51 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 336 | Accurate Passes | 329 |
| 414 | Passes | 420 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 18 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 30 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Coupe de France
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 30,535
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 30,535
Line-Ups
Saint-Etienne (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Jessy Moulin (GK) |
| 4 | William Saliba |
| 32 | Wesley Fofana |
| 5 | Timothée Kolodziejczak |
| 26 | Mathieu Debuchy |
| 6 | Yann M'vila |
| 29 | Yohan Cabaye |
| 8 | Mahdi Camara  |
| 9 | Loïs Diony |
| 20 | Dénis Bouanga |
| 14 | Franck Honorat |
Stade Rennais (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 21 | Joris Gnagnon |
| 3 | Damien Da Silva |
| 17 | Faitout Maouassa |
| 27 | Hamari Traoré |
| 18 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 25 | Steven N'Zonzi |
| 14 | Benjamin Bourigeaud |
| 7 | Raphinha |
| 11 | M'Baye Niang |
| 22 | Romain Del Castillo |
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