Nantes vs Stade Rennais, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Rennes' Champions League hopes fade with Nantes defeat
Stade Rennais' hopes of securing a Champions League spot for next season suffered a blow when they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Nantes.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Gaëtan Laborde (Rennes).
- 3': Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Osman Bukari (Nantes).
- 8': Martin Terrier (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Lovro Majer (Rennes).
- 11': Fábio (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Adrien Truffert.
- 13': Attempt missed. Osman Bukari (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Moutoussamy.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Corchia.
- 14': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Baptiste Santamaría.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Flavien Tait (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Terrier.
- 19': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Gaëtan Laborde (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross.
- 19': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto.
- 20': Attempt missed. Martin Terrier (Rennes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Attempt missed. Martin Terrier (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 30': Flavien Tait (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes).
- 31': Attempt blocked. Adrien Truffert (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 32': Goal! Nantes 0, Rennes 1. Flavien Tait (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 34': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Hamari Traoré.
- 36': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Sébastien Corchia.
- 38': Foul by Sébastien Corchia (Nantes).
- 38': Martin Terrier (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Adrien Truffert (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Osman Bukari (Nantes).
- 40': Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left from a direct free kick.
- 40': Foul by Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes).
- 40': Lovro Majer (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Jonas Martin (Rennes).
- 41': Wylan Cyprien (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt saved. Martin Terrier (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 44': Attempt missed. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ludovic Blas with a cross.
- 45': Goal! Nantes 1, Rennes 1. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Osman Bukari.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Nantes 1, Rennes 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nantes 1, Rennes 1.
- 46': Attempt saved. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean-Charles Castelletto.
- 46': Attempt saved. Flavien Tait (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde.
- 47': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
- 49': Adrien Truffert (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Sébastien Corchia (Nantes).
- 50': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Nantes).
- 50': Lovro Majer (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Terrier.
- 53': Offside, Nantes. Alban Lafont tries a through ball, but Osman Bukari is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt missed. Flavien Tait (Rennes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 58': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Warmed Omari.
- 59': Attempt missed. Osman Bukari (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 60': Foul by Warmed Omari (Rennes).
- 60': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto.
- 63': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Laborde (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Truffert with a cross.
- 65': Foul by Lovro Majer (Rennes).
- 65': Wylan Cyprien (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kalifa Coulibaly.
- 67': Flavien Tait (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Nantes).
- 67': Wylan Cyprien (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Nantes. Quentin Merlin replaces Willem Geubbels.
- 67': Substitution, Nantes. Dennis Appiah replaces Osman Bukari.
- 68': Substitution, Nantes. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Wylan Cyprien.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
- 70': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 71': Goal! Nantes 2, Rennes 1. Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ludovic Blas with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Flavien Tait (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Jonas Martin (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Flavien Tait.
- 74': Substitution, Rennes. Birger Meling replaces Adrien Truffert.
- 74': Substitution, Rennes. Serhou Guirassy replaces Lovro Majer.
- 74': Substitution, Rennes. Jérémy Doku replaces Gaëtan Laborde.
- 75': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
- 75': Hamari Traoré (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Martin Terrier (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
- 80': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (Rennes).
- 80': Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
- 81': Hamari Traoré (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Rennes. Mathys Tel replaces Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 82': Substitution, Rennes. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Jonas Martin.
- 82': Substitution, Nantes. Marcus Coco replaces Kalifa Coulibaly.
- 83': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
- 83': Jérémy Doku (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
- 84': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Rennes).
- 85': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
- 86': Jérémy Doku (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt missed. Mathys Tel (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 90': Foul by Flavien Tait (Rennes).
- 90': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Flavien Tait (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Foul by Sébastien Corchia (Nantes).
- 90'+2': Serhou Guirassy (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Nantes 2, Rennes 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nantes 2, Rennes 1.
Statistics
 REN |
NAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 70.4 | Possession | 29.6 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 609 | Accurate Passes | 217 |
| 673 | Passes | 276 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 47 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 19 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 12 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 26,359
Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 26,359
Ligue 1 Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 12 | +26 | 32 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 12 | +11 | 26 |
| 3 | Marseille | 12 | +11 | 23 |
| 4 | Lille | 12 | +8 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Nantes (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
| 4 | Nicolas Pallois |
| 21 | Jean-Charles Castelletto |
| 2 | Fabio |
| 24 | Sébastien Corchia |
| 10 | Ludovic Blas |
| 8 | Wylan Cyprien  |
| 18 | Samuel Moutoussamy |
| 7 | Kalifa Coulibaly |
| 19 | Willem Geubbels |
| 26 | Osman Bukari |
Stade Rennais (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alfred Gomis (GK) |
| 8 | Baptiste Santamaria |
| 23 | Warmed Omari |
| 3 | Adrien Truffert |
| 27 | Hamari Traoré |
| 28 | Jonas Martin |
| 20 | Flavien Tait |
| 21 | Lovro Majer |
| 24 | Gaëtan Laborde |
| 7 | Martin Terrier |
| 14 | Benjamin Bourigeaud |
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