Rennes vs St. Etienne 2021-22 Ligue 1
Rennes keep Champions League hopes alive with St Etienne win
Stade Rennais kept their hopes of securing a direct qualifying spot for next season's Champions League alive when they beat St Etienne 2-0.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 41': Goal! Rennes 1, Saint-Etienne 0. Lovro Majer (Rennes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Terrier.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Rennes 1, Saint-Etienne 0.
- 56': Substitution, Rennes. Birger Meling replaces Adrien Truffert.
- 61': Jonas Martin (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Miguel Trauco (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Lucas Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Sada Thioub replaces Miguel Trauco.
- 73': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Yvan Neyou replaces Lucas Gourna-Douath.
- 73': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Zaydou Youssouf replaces Adil Aouchiche.
- 75': Substitution, Rennes. Serhou Guirassy replaces Gaëtan Laborde.
- 77': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Bakary Sako replaces Arnaud Nordin.
- 84': Goal! Rennes 2, Saint-Etienne 0. Lovro Majer (Rennes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 85': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Gabriel Silva replaces Yvann Maçon.
- 89': Substitution, Rennes. Lorenz Assignon replaces Martin Terrier.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Rennes 2, Saint-Etienne 0.
Game Information
Venue: Roazhon Park
Location: Rennes, France
Attendance: 27,390
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +47 | Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | 69 | 1 |
| +18 | AS Monaco | 30 | 58 | 6 |
| +15 | Brest | 30 | 53 | 7 |
| +17 | Lille | 30 | 52 | 6 |
Statistics
 ASSE |
REN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 27 | Possession | 73 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 178 | Accurate Passes | 645 |
| 262 | Passes | 724 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 86 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 63 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 20 | Clearances | 12 |
Stade Rennais (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Dogan Alemdar (GK) |
| 8 | Baptiste Santamaria |
| 23 | Warmed Omari |
| 3 | Adrien Truffert |
| 27 | Hamari Traoré |
| 28 | Jonas Martin  |
| 20 | Flavien Tait |
| 21 | Lovro Majer |
| 24 | Gaëtan Laborde |
| 7 | Martin Terrier |
| 14 | Benjamin Bourigeaud |
Saint-Etienne (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 50 | Paul Bernardoni (GK) |
| 2 | Harold Moukoudi |
| 3 | Mickael Nade |
| 22 | Eliaquim Mangala |
| 13 | Miguel Trauco |
| 27 | Yvann Maçon |
| 6 | Lucas Gourna Douath |
| 8 | Mahdi Camara |
| 17 | Adil Aouchiche |
| 20 | Dénis Bouanga |
| 18 | Arnaud Nordin |
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