FFO EFL2, Rennes vs. Schalke (Mon Apr 20) Rennes | Schalke 5-3-2 L | 4-4-2 A Drew Hill | Hamza Siddiqui | R_Risser GK | GK E_Jaouen A_Truffert DF | DF J_Zanetti F_Mane DF | DF N_Zeze J_Jacquet DF | DF W_Bridge F_Winther DF | DF R_Albiol T_Holmes DF | MF J_Lepenant E_Le_Fee MF | MF Ruben_Neves A_Sishuba MF | MF N_Serrano M_Ballack MF | MF M_Burke A_Gouiri FW | FW N_Woltemade K_Olaigbe FW | FW D_Jebbison | M_Travers SUB | SUB S_Asenjo M_Ciani SUB | SUB C_Davies J_Chotard SUB | SUB Dante W_Taibi SUB | SUB J_Feret S_Wearne SUB | SUB M_Cho Min. 1 :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes ... Rennes have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(sch) Ruben_Neves knocks the ball on and sprints past T_Holmes ... A delightful ball in to D_Jebbison ... D_Jebbison unleashes a pile driver! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... Ruben_Neves with an outswinging corner into the box ... A_Sishuba wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 2 :(std) A_Gouiri with a burst of pace ... N_Zeze hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... E_Le_Fee chips the ball in towards the far post! ... E_Jaouen easily claims the ball! Min. 5 :(std) A_Truffert crosses to A_Gouiri ... A thundering drive by A_Gouiri! ... E_Jaouen makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 11 :(std) A_Gouiri beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... Excellent sliding challenge from N_Zeze Min. 12 :(std) A_Gouiri slips past N_Zeze ... A_Gouiri fires the shot in! ... But E_Jaouen makes a superb stop down low Min. 14 :(sch) W_Bridge picks up the pass ... W_Bridge drives it low! ... But R_Risser comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 16 :(std) A_Truffert spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Gouiri! ... A_Gouiri has a dig at goal! ... But E_Jaouen pulls out a save of the game Min. 18 :(std) K_Olaigbe cuts in on M_Burke's blind side ... J_Lepenant with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 23 :(std) A_Sishuba is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to A_Truffert ... A_Truffert with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... E_Jaouen with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 24 :(sch) N_Serrano finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... A_Sishuba pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 25 :(std) E_Le_Fee takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Zeze ... He had to get that one right! Min. 25 :(sch) M_Burke is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to D_Jebbison ... The ball hits F_Mane in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 27 :(std) K_Olaigbe sidesteps W_Bridge ... That was too easy ... Good sliding challenge from J_Zanetti and it had to be Min. 27 :(sch) N_Serrano has plenty of time and space ... N_Serrano strikes a wicked curler! ... GOAL!! ... Rifled home! ... OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! ... Let's see if Schalke can hang onto that lead! ... Rennes 0-1 Schalke ... Min. 27 :(std) J_Jacquet runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... W_Bridge knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 28 :(std) K_Olaigbe has picked up a knock ... He's going to play through the pain barrier Min. 28 :(sch) W_Bridge wins possession ... He plays the ball across to N_Woltemade ... N_Woltemade with a low drive through the rain! ... R_Risser tips it over ... CORNER! ... N_Zeze swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... R_Risser comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... J_Lepenant with the header ... R_Risser parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 30 :(std) J_Jacquet has broken clear! Just E_Jaouen to beat! ... Ruben_Neves brings him down! ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 33 :(std) K_Olaigbe sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_Jacquet gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... R_Albiol wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 35 :(sch) J_Zanetti slides the ball across to N_Serrano ... A wicked drive by N_Serrano! ... R_Risser fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 36 :(sch) D_Jebbison beats A_Truffert ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... D_Jebbison could have let it bounce! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 42 :(std) A_Truffert feeds the ball through the middle ... K_Olaigbe runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... K_Olaigbe looks to see where E_Jaouen is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(std) A_Sishuba lays the ball back to E_Le_Fee ... But W_Bridge wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 45 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: C_Davies ... COMING OFF: R_Albiol Min. 45 :(sch) W_Bridge pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... N_Woltemade is clean through! ... M_Ballack slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 46 :(std) K_Olaigbe takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... K_Olaigbe attempts a chip! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... M_Ballack swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 47 :(std) F_Winther is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... K_Olaigbe latches onto the ball ... D_Jebbison with an over the top challenge ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Rennes 0-1 Schalke Min. 47 :(sch) N_Woltemade knocks it past F_Mane and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... N_Woltemade sees R_Risser off his line! ... R_Risser narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 51 :(std) K_Olaigbe holds the ball up ... He sees A_Sishuba in space! ... What a fantastic interception by N_Serrano ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 55 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: J_Feret ... COMING OFF: M_Burke Min. 55 :(sch) N_Woltemade turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Ruben_Neves ... A cheeky lob from Ruben_Neves! ... R_Risser saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 62 :(std) F_Mane sidesteps Ruben_Neves ... That was too easy ... F_Mane with the attempt at goal! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... That's the equaliser! ... Rennes 1-1 Schalke ... Min. 62 :(sch) J_Feret is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to N_Zeze ... A_Truffert wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 63 :(std) F_Winther gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... K_Olaigbe is unmarked ... K_Olaigbe keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... E_Jaouen makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 66 :(std) A_Truffert holds the ball up and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... A_Truffert hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But E_Jaouen makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 69 :(std) A_Truffert bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to K_Olaigbe ... K_Olaigbe has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Sishuba drives it into the box! ... E_Jaouen catches it! Min. 73 :(std) K_Olaigbe finds himself in acres of space ... C_Davies with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 74 :(std) K_Olaigbe takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Sishuba ... A_Sishuba sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 75 :(std) Substitution by Rennes ... COMING ON: S_Wearne ... COMING OFF: A_Gouiri Min. 77 :(std) T_Holmes has the ball ... He knocks the ball past W_Bridge ... He puts in K_Olaigbe! ... J_Zanetti takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 78 :(std) F_Winther hoofs it upfield to find S_Wearne ... A powerful shot by S_Wearne! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Sishuba hits it into the box! ... It comes to E_Le_Fee ... He fires it towards to goal ... E_Jaouen goes down well to save Min. 78 :(sch) C_Davies looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to N_Zeze ... S_Wearne with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Schalke players Min. 82 :(sch) J_Feret with the dribble ... F_Mane is easily beaten ... A_Sishuba with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... He got away with just a warning Min. 83 :(std) E_Le_Fee knocks it past W_Bridge and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... E_Le_Fee blasts the ball towards goal! ... E_Jaouen is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 84 :(sch) D_Jebbison has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past A_Truffert! ... He has some space now! ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... T_Holmes picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 84 :(std) M_Ballack with a flicked pass to S_Wearne ... J_Lepenant knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Hamza Siddiqui looks relieved Min. 85 :(std) A_Sishuba takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Zanetti ... Brilliantly taken away by J_Lepenant!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(sch) C_Davies slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... C_Davies tries the shot! ... R_Risser falls over ... But R_Risser is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 90 :(sch) N_Serrano is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... Ruben_Neves latches onto the ball ... Ruben_Neves looks to see where R_Risser is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... R_Risser with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 91 :(std) M_Ballack brings the ball into the opposing area ... M_Ballack tries to chip the ball over E_Jaouen! ... E_Jaouen with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 93 :(sch) Ruben_Neves with the Cruyff turn ... J_Jacquet brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 94 :(std) F_Mane off the woodwork! ... A_Truffert picks up the deflection ... C_Davies reads the play well ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Roazhon Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rennes Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Truffert Scorers : F_Mane (62) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schalke Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Serrano (Man of the Match) Scorers : N_Serrano (27) Sent Off : N/A Booked : , J_Lepenant (18), Ruben_Neves (30)D_Jebbison (47) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rennes | Schalke Attempts on Goal : 15 | 11 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 9 | 8 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 9 Key Tackles : 6 | 10 Key Passes : 15 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Rennes 1 - 1 Schalke ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Rennes Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Risser GK 26 1 1 1 25 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 A_Truffert DF 1 24 15 16 30 | 98 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 14 76 28 F_Mane DF 1 23 18 15 26 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 15 16 38 J_Jacquet DF 1 20 13 10 28 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 F_Winther DF 1 21 15 4 16 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 T_Holmes DF 1 17 6 6 32 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 28 0 E_Le_Fee MF 1 5 19 13 31 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 A_Sishuba MF 1 11 21 15 29 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 26 13 M_Ballack MF 1 14 21 17 23 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 13 13 A_Gouiri FW 1 2 16 23 24 | 77 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 K_Olaigbe FW 1 8 16 20 25 | 98 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 54 34 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Chotard MF 1 14 21 9 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Taibi MF 1 5 16 12 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Wearne FW 1 7 12 17 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Player Statistics - Schalke Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Jaouen GK 27 1 1 1 25 | 98 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 0 0 0 J_Zanetti DF 1 22 17 5 26 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 17 0 N_Zeze DF 1 21 18 8 24 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 W_Bridge DF 1 21 17 6 23 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 34 24 R_Albiol DF 1 20 18 11 24 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 J_Lepenant MF 1 20 23 17 25 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16 -2 9 Ruben_Neves MF 1 8 23 22 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 9 14 N_Serrano MF 1 11 22 19 26 | 98 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 27 12 41 M_Burke MF 1 18 21 4 24 | 57 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 N_Woltemade FW 1 4 20 24 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 12 D_Jebbison FW 1 5 19 22 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 10 S_Asenjo GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Davies DF 1 20 17 13 25 | 53 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 0 17 Dante DF 1 19 12 4 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Feret MF 1 5 20 15 20 | 41 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 M_Cho FW 1 5 15 20 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1776712431 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40