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Stade Rennais 4-2 Girondins de Bordeaux: Asamoah Gyan Screamer Caps Magnificent Game
Les Rouge et Noir claimed a giant scalp on Saturday night, when they les Girondins, the league leaders, in fine style in Brittany...
| Bet: | Returns: | Rennes £14.44 | Draw £40.00 | Sochaux £80.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Rennes £14.40 | Draw £40.00 | Sochaux £85.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Rennes £14.44 | Draw £38.00 | Sochaux £80.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Rennes £14.40 | Draw £40.00 | Sochaux £80.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Rennes £14.50 | Draw £40.00 | Sochaux £90.00 |
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Feb 6, 2010 9:50:00 PM
By Robin Bairner
Stade Rennais 4-2 Girondins de Bordeaux – Lineups/Stats
Ligue 1 Fixtures & Results
A pulsating match between Stade Rennais and Girondins de Bordeaux finished 4-2 in the favour of the hosts, throwing into question their visitors’ claims to the Ligue 1 crown for the first time in several weeks.
The first half proved to be a period of two distinct spells. Rennes started brilliantly, with Sylvain Marveaux giving the Bretons a perfect start before winning a penalty kick that would be converted by Jimmy Briand – his first goal since serious injury. Typically the champions responded, though their assault on the home goal came up short.
When Ismael Bangoura added a third for the Bretons early in the second half, it seemed like the game was over. Les Girondins had other ideas and struck back through Yoan Gouffran and Wendel. However, a crackerjack strike from Asamoah Gyan tied up the points.
A splendid counterattack on just three minutes had Bordeaux stunned. Bangoura, who looked somewhere near his best for significant spells, led the charge down the right flank, flicking the ball to Jimmy Briand, whose first time cross picked out Marveaux. With time aplenty, the offensive midfielder continued his rich vein of scoring form with a composed finish.
Les Girondins would knock the ball about confidently, but Rennes’ defence was enjoying a strong first half. When the ball broke kindly to Marveaux in the box on 11 minutes, his touch took him just far enough away from Jaroslav Plasil to induce the Czech into a rash challenge. Referee Ennjimi had little hesitation to point to the spot, from where Briand sent Cedric Carrasso the wrong way.
Bangoura dazzled Chalme with a series of stopovers in the right channel only moments later, but his instinctive toe-poke towards the top corner of the net was excellently pushed away by the visiting goalkeeper.
With Yoann Gourcuff starting to find his passing range, Bordeaux became increasingly threatening at the other end of the park. Free kicks started to be won around the penalty box, though Gourcuff’s fizzing efforts only succeeded in clearing the heads of his team-mates by a whisker when a touch may well have brought a goal.
Nicolas Douchez in the home goal was also in excellent form, turning away a low drive from Jaroslav Plasil before watching gratefully as Gouffran’s follow-up flew into the side netting from a tight angle and with Petter Hansson to squeeze the ball by on the line. His best act of the first period was to paw over a Gourcuff free kick destined for his top corner, though he would command his box admirably throughout the first half.
Rennes’ trio of attacking midfielders – Jerome Leroy, Marveaux and Bangoura – had posed Bordeaux all kinds of problems on the break prior to the interval and would combine to terrific effect after the break. Possession was wrestled away from les Girondins on the left hand side of the park. Forcing the visiting defence to shuffle across, Rennes made space for Bangoura to advance into space on the right hand side of the box, lasering a low shot back across goal and into the corner of the net.
Pressure still continued to engulf the Rennes goal, but Kader Mangane and Hansson were superb in the middle of the rearguard. Marveaux should have created a fourth goal soon after their third, breaking to the byline but electing to shoot from an almost impossible angle as opposed to cutting the ball back to one of three unmarked team-mates.
Such was the play of Laurent Blanc’s men, who were growing increasingly offensive; it was inevitable they would plunder a goal. When Chamakh headed home a Gourcuff cross they thought they had it, but instead Bordeaux would have to wait until Gouffran fired home from an expertly taken Wendel free kick.
A comeback was well on the cards when Wendel bent home a superb free kick up and over the defensive wall only four minutes later after a needless challenge on Gourcuff from Hansson.
Just as the champions prepared to pounce on their opponents, Rennes struck a hammer blow. Frederic Antonetti replaced Briand with Gyan, and the Ghanaian substitute had an immediate impact. Surrounded by four players, there seemed to be little on, but a cheeky nutmeg on the overcommitted Planus created all the room he needed to bend a long-range shot into the top corner of the net.
While Bordeaux will be criticised for this loss, it should be remembered that Rennes produced a wonderful performance, defending solidly and attacking with real pace and purposed – finally playing to their undoubted potential. Les Girondins still remain three points clear of the pack in Ligue 1 while the Bretons have stepped up their own European challenge.
Ligue 1 Fixtures & Results
A pulsating match between Stade Rennais and Girondins de Bordeaux finished 4-2 in the favour of the hosts, throwing into question their visitors’ claims to the Ligue 1 crown for the first time in several weeks.
The first half proved to be a period of two distinct spells. Rennes started brilliantly, with Sylvain Marveaux giving the Bretons a perfect start before winning a penalty kick that would be converted by Jimmy Briand – his first goal since serious injury. Typically the champions responded, though their assault on the home goal came up short.
When Ismael Bangoura added a third for the Bretons early in the second half, it seemed like the game was over. Les Girondins had other ideas and struck back through Yoan Gouffran and Wendel. However, a crackerjack strike from Asamoah Gyan tied up the points.
A splendid counterattack on just three minutes had Bordeaux stunned. Bangoura, who looked somewhere near his best for significant spells, led the charge down the right flank, flicking the ball to Jimmy Briand, whose first time cross picked out Marveaux. With time aplenty, the offensive midfielder continued his rich vein of scoring form with a composed finish.
Les Girondins would knock the ball about confidently, but Rennes’ defence was enjoying a strong first half. When the ball broke kindly to Marveaux in the box on 11 minutes, his touch took him just far enough away from Jaroslav Plasil to induce the Czech into a rash challenge. Referee Ennjimi had little hesitation to point to the spot, from where Briand sent Cedric Carrasso the wrong way.
Bangoura dazzled Chalme with a series of stopovers in the right channel only moments later, but his instinctive toe-poke towards the top corner of the net was excellently pushed away by the visiting goalkeeper.
With Yoann Gourcuff starting to find his passing range, Bordeaux became increasingly threatening at the other end of the park. Free kicks started to be won around the penalty box, though Gourcuff’s fizzing efforts only succeeded in clearing the heads of his team-mates by a whisker when a touch may well have brought a goal.
Nicolas Douchez in the home goal was also in excellent form, turning away a low drive from Jaroslav Plasil before watching gratefully as Gouffran’s follow-up flew into the side netting from a tight angle and with Petter Hansson to squeeze the ball by on the line. His best act of the first period was to paw over a Gourcuff free kick destined for his top corner, though he would command his box admirably throughout the first half.
Rennes’ trio of attacking midfielders – Jerome Leroy, Marveaux and Bangoura – had posed Bordeaux all kinds of problems on the break prior to the interval and would combine to terrific effect after the break. Possession was wrestled away from les Girondins on the left hand side of the park. Forcing the visiting defence to shuffle across, Rennes made space for Bangoura to advance into space on the right hand side of the box, lasering a low shot back across goal and into the corner of the net.
Pressure still continued to engulf the Rennes goal, but Kader Mangane and Hansson were superb in the middle of the rearguard. Marveaux should have created a fourth goal soon after their third, breaking to the byline but electing to shoot from an almost impossible angle as opposed to cutting the ball back to one of three unmarked team-mates.
Such was the play of Laurent Blanc’s men, who were growing increasingly offensive; it was inevitable they would plunder a goal. When Chamakh headed home a Gourcuff cross they thought they had it, but instead Bordeaux would have to wait until Gouffran fired home from an expertly taken Wendel free kick.
A comeback was well on the cards when Wendel bent home a superb free kick up and over the defensive wall only four minutes later after a needless challenge on Gourcuff from Hansson.
Just as the champions prepared to pounce on their opponents, Rennes struck a hammer blow. Frederic Antonetti replaced Briand with Gyan, and the Ghanaian substitute had an immediate impact. Surrounded by four players, there seemed to be little on, but a cheeky nutmeg on the overcommitted Planus created all the room he needed to bend a long-range shot into the top corner of the net.
While Bordeaux will be criticised for this loss, it should be remembered that Rennes produced a wonderful performance, defending solidly and attacking with real pace and purposed – finally playing to their undoubted potential. Les Girondins still remain three points clear of the pack in Ligue 1 while the Bretons have stepped up their own European challenge.
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