French Ligue 1

Stade Rennais vs Saint-Étienne, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Stade Rennais
  • 54': Paul-Georges Ntep
  • 90'+2': Kamil Grosicki
FT
2 - 0
Saint-Étienne

    Stade Rennes 2-0 St Etienne

    Stade Rennes 2-0 St Etienne

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Benjamin André (Rennes).
    • 2': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Rennes).
    • 2': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Offside, St Etienne. Romain Hamouma tries a through ball, but Oussama Tannane is caught offside.
    • 3': Foul by Joris Gnagnon (Rennes).
    • 3': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Delay in match Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) because of an injury.
    • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nolan Roux.
    • 11': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Gelson Fernandes.
    • 13': Benjamin André (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Jordan Veretout (St Etienne).
    • 15': Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Jordan Veretout (St Etienne).
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 16': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Rennes).
    • 16': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Offside, St Etienne. Bryan Dabo tries a through ball, but Oussama Tannane is caught offside.
    • 26': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Loic Perrin.
    • 26': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Loic Perrin.
    • 26': Foul by Benjamin André (Rennes).
    • 26': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Benjamin André (Rennes).
    • 27': Jordan Veretout (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Sio.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Adrien Hunou (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin André with a through ball.
    • 32': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Leo Lacroix.
    • 33': Foul by Oussama Tannane (St Etienne).
    • 33': Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Foul by Benjamin André (Rennes).
    • 36': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
    • 37': Offside, St Etienne. Ole Selnaes tries a through ball, but Cheikh M'Bengue is caught offside.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paul-Georges Ntep.
    • 40': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Ole Selnaes.
    • 41': Cheikh M'Bengue (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Rennes).
    • 42': Attempt missed. Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yoann Gourcuff.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Ludovic Baal (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adrien Hunou with a cross.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Rennes 0, St Etienne 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Rennes 2, St Etienne 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Rennes 0, St Etienne 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin André.
    • 47': Foul by Oussama Tannane (St Etienne).
    • 47': Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Rennes).
    • 49': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Sio.
    • 51': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Rennes).
    • 51': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Gelson Fernandes (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Giovanni Sio (Rennes) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin André.
    • 54': Goal! Rennes 1, St Etienne 0. Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin André.
    • 56': Foul by Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes).
    • 56': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Giovanni Sio (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Hunou.
    • 57': Jordan Veretout (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Foul by Leo Lacroix (St Etienne).
    • 58': Giovanni Sio (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes).
    • 59': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oussama Tannane with a cross.
    • 63': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
    • 65': Foul by Benjamin André (Rennes).
    • 65': Jordan Veretout (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Benjamin André (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Substitution, St Etienne. Arnaud Nordin replaces Romain Hamouma.
    • 67': Offside, Rennes. Adrien Hunou tries a through ball, but Giovanni Sio is caught offside.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
    • 68': Substitution, St Etienne. Kévin Monnet-Paquet replaces Bryan Dabo.
    • 70': Foul by Jordan Veretout (St Etienne).
    • 70': Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Rennes).
    • 71': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Offside, Rennes. Benjamin André tries a through ball, but Giovanni Sio is caught offside.
    • 72': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
    • 73': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
    • 73': Giovanni Sio (Rennes) is shown the yellow card.
    • 74': Substitution, Rennes. Kamil Grosicki replaces Giovanni Sio.
    • 74': Substitution, St Etienne. Henri Saivet replaces Jordan Veretout.
    • 76': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes).
    • 76': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Adrien Hunou (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Paul-Georges Ntep.
    • 78': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
    • 79': Foul by Joris Gnagnon (Rennes).
    • 79': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Adrien Hunou (Rennes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki.
    • 83': Ole Selnaes (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Substitution, Rennes. Pedro Henrique replaces Paul-Georges Ntep.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 87': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Joris Gnagnon.
    • 88': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Romain Danze (Rennes).
    • 89': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes).
    • 89': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, Rennes. Sanjin Prcic replaces Gelson Fernandes.
    • 90': Offside, St Etienne. Leo Lacroix tries a through ball, but Nolan Roux is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Rennes 2, St Etienne 0. Kamil Grosicki (Rennes) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ludovic Baal.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Rennes 2, St Etienne 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 18
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 0
    43.3 Possession 56.7
    4 SHOTS 15
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    312 Accurate Passes 444
    417 Passes 541
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    12 Crosses 25
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    80 Long Balls 54
    27 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 16
    18 Tackles 25
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    0 Interceptions 0
    32 Effective Clearances 23
    32 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Roazhon Park
    Location: Rennes, France
    Attendance: 19,618

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Lille 4 +5 10
    2 AS Monaco 4 +4 10
    3 Stade Rennais 4 +3 10
    4 Lyon 4 +4 8
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    REN Stade Rennais (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Benoit Costil (GK)
    15 Ramy Bensebaini
    32 Joris Gnagnon
    24 Ludovic Baal
    29 Romain Danzé
    21 Benjamin André
    6 Gelson Fernandes Yellow Card
    7 Paul-Georges Ntep
    23 Adrien Hunou
    13 Giovanni Sio Yellow Card
    28 Yoann Gourcuff
    Stade Rennais Substitutes:
    Pedro Mendes, Adama Diakhaby, Pedro Henrique, Sanjin Prcic, Kamil Grosicki, Paul Nardi, Mehdi Zeffane.

    ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
    24 Loïc Perrin
    4 Léo Lacroix
    12 Cheikh M'Bengue
    2 Kévin Théophile-Catherine
    17 Ole Selnaes Yellow Card
    7 Bryan Dabo
    14 Jordan Veretout Yellow Card
    9 Nolan Roux
    21 Romain Hamouma
    10 Oussama Tannane
    Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
    Alexander Söderlund, Pierre-Yves Polomat, Jessy Moulin, Kévin Monnet-Paquet, Arnaud Nordin, Florentin Pogba, Henri Saivet.

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