
Rennes vs Nice 2021-22 Ligue 1
Dolberg, 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 Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 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.
- 31': Substitution, Rennes. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Martin Terrier because of an injury.
- 44': Walter Benítez (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Rennes 0, Nice 1.
- 45': Substitution, Rennes. Serhou Guirassy replaces Baptiste Santamaría.
- 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.
- 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.
- 70': Pablo Rosario (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Nice. Flavius Daniliuc replaces Kasper Dolberg.
- 79': Substitution, Rennes. Lorenz Assignon replaces Hamari Traoré.
- 81': Amine Gouiri (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 90'+2': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram-Ulien replaces Hichem Boudaoui.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Pablo Rosario.
Game Information
Venue: Roazhon Park
Location: Rennes, France
Attendance: 27,892
French Ligue 1 Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Angers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | AJ Auxerre | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Le Havre AC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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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 |
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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