FFO EFL2, RB Leipzig vs. Rennes (Mon Jan 12)


                           RB Leipzig  |  Rennes
                          5-1-0-3-1 C  |  4-1-3-2 L
                  Tim Brown Caretaker  |  Drew Hill
                                       |
                         A_Batalla GK  |  GK A_Pears
                           E_Laird DF  |  DF A_Truffert
                     K_Nedeljkovic DF  |  DF F_Mane
                     J_Branthwaite DF  |  DF F_Winther
                         J_Vazquez DF  |  DF J_Jacquet
                     E_C_Bitshiabu DF  |  DM D_Cisse
                        C_Doucoure DM  |  MF J_Chotard
                     C_Baumgartner AM  |  MF A_Sishuba
                        Y_Diomande AM  |  MF M_Ballack
                        W_Sneijder AM  |  FW Evanilson
                            Romulo FW  |  FW A_Gouiri
                                       |
                           D_Sappa SUB |  SUB M_Travers
                       M_Finkgrafe SUB |  SUB M_Ciani
                            L_Cana SUB |  SUB E_Le_Fee
                              Beto SUB |  SUB F_Ranocchia
                         S_Downing SUB |  SUB K_Olaigbe




Min. 1  :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes 
          ...  Rennes have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 5  :(rbl) C_Doucoure rushes through the defence 
          ...  J_Jacquet reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 6  :(rbl) C_Baumgartner with a precise ball to Romulo 
          ...  A wicked drive by Romulo! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Rennes fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 7  :(std) Evanilson dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  But J_Branthwaite comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 8  :(rbl) Romulo kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Y_Diomande gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  F_Mane seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 8  :(std) J_Chotard skips the challenge from E_C_Bitshiabu 
          ...  E_Laird with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 9  :(std) F_Mane with an inswinging cross to A_Sishuba 
          ...  Y_Diomande pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  A_Truffert passes to A_Gouiri 
          ...  A_Gouiri attempts to nutmeg A_Pears! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Batalla dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The deflection beat A_Batalla! 
          ...  That's put Rennes ahead! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 0-1 Rennes ...
Min. 12 :(rbl) J_Vazquez takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into Romulo 
          ...  Romulo attempts a lob! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for A_Pears 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  A_Pears looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 16 :(rbl) W_Sneijder jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  W_Sneijder cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  A_Pears gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 17 :(std) D_Cisse beats C_Doucoure with absolute ease! 
          ...  Blocked by E_C_Bitshiabu 
Min. 18 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled M_Ballack 
          ...  C_Baumgartner blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Pears stops that one easily 
Min. 21 :(std) F_Mane finds A_Sishuba with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A_Sishuba keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It floats over A_Batalla 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 22 :(std) J_Chotard with the cross-field pass to A_Truffert 
          ...  Romulo pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 25 :(rbl) C_Doucoure is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to Y_Diomande 
          ...  Y_Diomande with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Nedeljkovic plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  C_Baumgartner gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Pears gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 29 :(std) Evanilson gains possession 
          ...  Evanilson must beat A_Batalla! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 30 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 35 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to W_Sneijder! 
          ...  W_Sneijder with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Romulo chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Truffert reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 35 :(rbl) E_Laird takes advantage of a mistake by F_Winther 
          ...  A_Gouiri is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
Min. 38 :(rbl) Romulo breaks free from A_Truffert 
          ...  Romulo with the crafty shot! 
          ...  A_Pears just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 40 :(std) M_Ballack with the first time flick to A_Truffert 
          ...  A delicate header from A_Truffert! 
          ...  Saved by A_Batalla 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(rbl) Y_Diomande knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  A glorious effort by Y_Diomande! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 47 :(rbl) C_Doucoure pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  W_Sneijder is clean through! 
          ...  A_Truffert wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: RB Leipzig 0-1 Rennes

Min. 48 :(std) A_Truffert feeds the ball to M_Ballack 
          ...  M_Ballack drives it towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 49 :(rbl) J_Vazquez sidesteps A_Truffert 
          ...  A_Sishuba wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 49 :(std) A_Truffert with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  A_Truffert runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Batalla won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 53 :(rbl) C_Doucoure with a real burst of pace 
          ...  C_Doucoure fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Laird swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  J_Jacquet reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 56 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to Y_Diomande! 
          ...  A_Gouiri fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  Surely a penalty! 
          ...  The ref consults his assistant!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  Romulo is the man who takes it 
          ...  He sends A_Pears the wrong way with a shimmy John Aldridge style 
          ...  But it has gone wide!! 
          ...  Shocking miss!! 
Min. 57 :(rbl) Y_Diomande drives it across the face of the goal Romulo 
          ...  Romulo could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Pears is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Nedeljkovic lofts the ball in! 
          ...  C_Doucoure with the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Rennes fans taunt him! 
Min. 57 :(std) A_Sishuba is first to the loose ball 
          ...  E_C_Bitshiabu brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 58 :(std) M_Ballack sidesteps K_Nedeljkovic 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  M_Ballack launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 60 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: Beto 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Vazquez 
Min. 60 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Finkgrafe 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_C_Bitshiabu 
Min. 63 :(rbl) M_Finkgrafe knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Finkgrafe drives it low! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 63 :(std) A_Gouiri knocks the ball past K_Nedeljkovic 
          ...  Now he crosses to Evanilson! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from Evanilson! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 64 :(std) J_Chotard pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Sishuba is clean through! 
          ...  A_Sishuba flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  A_Batalla manages to turn it behind 
Min. 65 :(std) A_Sishuba with a glorious long pass to Evanilson 
          ...  K_Nedeljkovic anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 66 :(std) Evanilson with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past J_Branthwaite 
          ...  Evanilson tries to beat A_Batalla! 
          ...  A_Batalla heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 67 :(std) A_Gouiri with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Batalla is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Jacquet drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Batalla reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 68 :(std) A_Truffert with a first time pass 
          ...  A_Sishuba runs onto it! 
          ...  A_Sishuba with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Batalla comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 69 :(rbl) Y_Diomande with a smart turn 
          ...  J_Jacquet bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  Romulo shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to M_Finkgrafe instead 
          ...  D_Cisse plays it back 
          ...  A_Pears slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Sneijder swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  M_Finkgrafe swings a leg at it! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 70 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Downing 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Doucoure 
Min. 70 :(std) Substitution by Rennes 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Olaigbe 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Gouiri 
Min. 70 :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes 
          ...  Rennes have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 70 :(rbl) S_Downing is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  W_Sneijder latches onto the end of it 
          ...  W_Sneijder unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  A_Pears tips it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Sneijder with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Sishuba gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 71 :(std) The ball is passed in from A_Sishuba, he finds K_Olaigbe 
          ...  Blocked by J_Branthwaite 
Min. 72 :(rbl) S_Downing gains possession 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Truffert 
Min. 75 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic puts in W_Sneijder 
          ...  From long range W_Sneijder bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Pears saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 75 :(std) D_Cisse with the diagonal pass to K_Olaigbe 
          ...  K_Olaigbe tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Batalla gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 76 :(std) J_Jacquet breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Batalla! 
          ...  M_Finkgrafe brings him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 77 :(rbl) Romulo cuts inside F_Mane 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in M_Finkgrafe! 
          ...  M_Finkgrafe with a stunning strike! 
          ...  A_Pears heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 78 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner finds Romulo with a ball over the defence 
          ...  Romulo has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! 
          ...  He dinks it over A_Pears 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  RB Leipzig have equalised! 
          ...  Is there enough time to complete the comeback? 
          ...  RB Leipzig 1-1 Rennes ...
Min. 78 :(std) M_Ballack has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  Well intercepted by K_Nedeljkovic 
Min. 80 :(std) Substitution by Rennes 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Ciani 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Jacquet 
Min. 83 :(rbl) Y_Diomande cuts in on J_Chotard's blind side 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Y_Diomande! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(std) M_Ballack flicks the ball through 
          ...  K_Olaigbe runs onto it! 
          ...  K_Olaigbe aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 89 :(rbl) Romulo beats J_Chotard 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Romulo hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a massive goal that is! 
          ...  RB Leipzig have taken the lead with not long to go!! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 2-1 Rennes ...
Min. 90 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 90 :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes 
          ...  Rennes have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 90 :(rbl) Romulo with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past D_Cisse 
          ...  He knocks it to S_Downing! 
          ...  D_Cisse reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 91 :(std) A_Sishuba has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Nedeljkovic! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Well intercepted by M_Finkgrafe 
Min. 92 :(rbl) W_Sneijder sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  W_Sneijder with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Pears is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Downing! 
          ...  A_Pears catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Red Bull Arena
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RB Leipzig Match Info
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Best player          : Romulo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Romulo (78,89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Laird (8), M_Finkgrafe (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Rennes Match Info
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Best player          : A_Truffert
Scorers              : A_Gouiri (9)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Jacquet (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              RB Leipzig  |    Rennes
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       14
Off target           :          14        |       8
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           7        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          12        |       13
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Final Score          : RB Leipzig 2 - 1 Rennes
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Player Statistics - RB Leipzig
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Batalla      GK  25   1   1   1  27 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0   0
E_Laird        DF   1  21  18  11  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
K_Nedeljkovic  DF   1  21  17  11  22 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  17   0
J_Branthwaite  DF   1  21  17   4  28 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
J_Vazquez      DF   1  21  15  13  20 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
E_C_Bitshiabu  DF   1  20  15   5  20 |  62   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
C_Doucoure     DM   1  18  22   7  26 |  72   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  42
C_Baumgartner  AM   1   4  21  20  27 |  94   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  56  20
Y_Diomande     AM   1  11  20  19  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  27
W_Sneijder     AM   1   7  20  19  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  49
Romulo         FW   1   7  16  21  31 |  94   0   1   3   0   7   2   0   0   0  31  54  87
D_Sappa        GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Finkgrafe    DF   1  18  16  10  25 |  32   0   1   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  -2  54
L_Cana         DM   1  15  19   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Beto           FW   1   8  15  21  30 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Downing      FW   1   6  16  20  23 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0

Player Statistics - Rennes
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Pears        GK  21   1   1   1  27 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  58   0   0   0
A_Truffert     DF   1  23  14  15  30 |  94   0   3   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  45  64  28
F_Mane         DF   1  22  17  14  26 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  34   0
F_Winther      DF   1  20  15   4  16 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Jacquet      DF   1  20  12  10  28 |  82   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  34  -2  -2
D_Cisse        DM   1  16  21   6  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44  13   0
J_Chotard      MF   1  14  20   8  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
A_Sishuba      MF   1  11  20  14  29 |  94   0   2   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  54  28  46
M_Ballack      MF   1  14  20  17  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  22
Evanilson      FW   1   3  15  23  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
A_Gouiri       FW   1   2  15  22  24 |  72   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  38  24
M_Travers      GK  21   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ciani        DF   1  18  13   9  26 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Le_Fee       MF   1   5  18  13  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ranocchia    MF   1  13  16  14  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Olaigbe      FW   1   8  16  19  25 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
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