Stade Rennais vs Nice, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Dolberg, Atal earn precious win for Nice at Rennes
Nice moved within one point of second-placed Stade Rennais in Ligue 1 when they beat them 2-1 away in a pulsating game on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Hichem Boudaoui (Nice).
- 6': Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Nice).
- 6': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Laborde (Rennes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 8': Foul by Martin Terrier (Rennes).
- 8': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Lovro Majer (Rennes) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Baptiste Santamaría with a cross.
- 13': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Dante.
- 16': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Alfred Gomis.
- 16': Penalty Nice. Dante draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 16': Penalty conceded by Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 17': Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Goal! Rennes 0, Nice 1. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 21': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
- 21': Nayef Aguerd (Rennes) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Nayef Aguerd (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross.
- 22': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Dante.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Gaëtan Laborde (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 22': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Amine Gouiri.
- 23': Foul by Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes).
- 23': Justin Kluivert (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Offside, Nice. Walter Benítez tries a through ball, but Kasper Dolberg is caught offside.
- 24': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Alfred Gomis.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
- 26': Attempt saved. Hamari Traoré (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Terrier.
- 27': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
- 29': Foul by Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes).
- 29': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
- 31': Substitution, Rennes. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Martin Terrier because of an injury.
- 32': Attempt missed. Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Justin Kluivert with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Attempt saved. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 33': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Baptiste Santamaría.
- 34': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Nice).
- 34': Hamari Traoré (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Baptiste Santamaría.
- 39': Attempt missed. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Rennes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 43': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Nice).
- 43': Hamari Traoré (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Offside, Rennes. Adrien Truffert tries a through ball, but Gaëtan Laborde is caught offside.
- 44': Walter Benítez (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Offside, Nice. Jordan Lotomba tries a through ball, but Justin Kluivert is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt missed. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hichem Boudaoui with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Rennes 0, Nice 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Rennes 0, Nice 1.
- 45': Substitution, Rennes. Serhou Guirassy replaces Baptiste Santamaría.
- 46': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 47': Foul by Mario Lemina (Nice).
- 47': Lovro Majer (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Nayef Aguerd (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
- 51': Goal! Rennes 0, Nice 2. Youcef Atal (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.
- 54': Attempt missed. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
- 57': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hamari Traoré with a cross.
- 58': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
- 58': Justin Kluivert (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 59': Goal! Rennes 1, Nice 2. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Truffert with a cross.
- 60': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
- 60': Justin Kluivert (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt missed. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Rennes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross.
- 62': Attempt saved. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas Martin.
- 66': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 67': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Warmed Omari (Rennes).
- 69': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Youcef Atal.
- 70': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Laborde (Rennes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
- 70': Lovro Majer (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Pablo Rosario (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Foul by Nayef Aguerd (Rennes).
- 71': Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Nice).
- 72': Nayef Aguerd (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Youcef Atal.
- 74': Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Rennes).
- 74': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Nice. Flavius Daniliuc replaces Kasper Dolberg.
- 78': Attempt missed. Adrien Truffert (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 79': Substitution, Rennes. Lorenz Assignon replaces Hamari Traoré.
- 79': Adrien Truffert (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Nice).
- 80': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Nice).
- 80': Lovro Majer (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Amine Gouiri (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Adrien Truffert (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Dante.
- 83': Substitution, Rennes. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 83': Substitution, Rennes. Loum Tchaouna replaces Jonas Martin.
- 83': Substitution, Nice. Calvin Stengs replaces Justin Kluivert.
- 83': Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Amine Gouiri.
- 85': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
- 88': Attempt saved. Lorenz Assignon (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Truffert with a cross.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Lorenz Assignon (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 90': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
- 90': Warmed Omari (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Hichem Boudaoui (Nice).
- 90'+1': Lovro Majer (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Lovro Majer (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Rennes).
- 90'+4': Pablo Rosario (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram-Ulien replaces Hichem Boudaoui.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Pablo Rosario.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Rennes 1, Nice 2.
- 0': Match ends, Rennes 1, Nice 2.
Statistics
 NICE |
REN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.5 | Possession | 66.5 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 237 | Accurate Passes | 517 |
| 311 | Passes | 595 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 13 |
| 8 | Crosses | 42 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 50 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 32 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Roazhon Park
Location: Rennes, France
Attendance: 27,892
Venue: Roazhon Park
Location: Rennes, France
Attendance: 27,892
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 25 | +32 | 57 |
| 2 | Lens | 25 | +27 | 56 |
| 3 | Marseille | 25 | +19 | 46 |
| 4 | Lyon | 25 | +13 | 46 |
Line-Ups
Stade Rennais (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alfred Gomis (GK) |
| 6 | Nayef Aguerd |
| 23 | Warmed Omari |
| 3 | Adrien Truffert |
| 27 | Hamari Traoré |
| 28 | Jonas Martin |
| 8 | Baptiste Santamaria  |
| 21 | Lovro Majer |
| 24 | Gaëtan Laborde |
| 7 | Martin Terrier |
| 14 | Benjamin Bourigeaud |
Nice (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 20 | Youcef Atal |
| 18 | Mario Lemina |
| 8 | Pablo Rosario |
| 21 | Justin Kluivert |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui |
| 11 | Amine Gouiri |
| 9 | Kasper Dolberg |
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