In the quarter-final of the Coupe de France, Stade Rennes faced Le Puy Foot 43 away, and won. Relive this match on SRO
Le Puy 1-3 Rennes
END OF THE MATCH: It’s over! Rennes qualifies for the semi-final of the Coupe de France!
90+1: Kalimuendo rushes in on his own full axis and off-center tries his luck from the right, it’s captured by Carvalho.
90th: 5 minutes of added time.
87th: Bourigeaud again! Found at the penalty spot by G.Doué, he doesn’t get his head on target!
85th: Country found at the penalty spot tries the scissors, above!
82nd: BOURIGEAUD! After a relay with Kalimuendo, the captain of the evening offers himself a double with a flat foot!
80th: Meyer tries his shot, it’s above!
77th: Rennes has been suffering for several minutes. Le Puy regains confidence and Rennes retreats.
71st: Theate! Found by Bourigeaud on a free kick, he does not target his header.
68th: Julien Stéphan makes two changes and switches his team to 4-3-3.
62nd: The reduction of the Puy score! Found in depth, Adinany steals his ball in front of Gallon! 2-1!
55th: Gouiri! Receiving a superb cross from Truffert, the attacker misses the target!
48th: It’s at the bottom!!! Bourigeaud propels under the bar and doubles the bet! 2-0!
46th: PENALTY! Truffert overflows on the left and hooks in front of Akkal who makes the mistake. The referee logically gives the penalty.
HALF-TIME: Thanks to a quick opening score, Rennes are in front at the break. The Rennais did not deliver the best period, but remained solid, Le Puy being approximate in front of goal.
45th: New fear for Rennes! The game goes the other way and upon receiving a cross at the edge of the area, Akkal completely misses his shot.
43rd: Very nice Rennes movement between Omari, Matusiwa, Santamaria and Bourigeaud, who crosses for Gouiri but Civet comes back well to clear for a corner!
35th: Big scare in the Rennes camp! Adinany misses his shot, Theate manages to clear but Meyer crosses for Beneddine whose volley goes over! Rennes is relaxing.
28th: D.Doué infiltrates full axis and strikes! It’s pushed back by the defense.
24th: Gallon for the parade! On a long shot, the goalkeeper relaxes!
22nd: BOURIGEAUD! D.Doué overflows on the left and center at the penalty spot. Bourigeaud misses his inside foot, and Gouiri is too short to cut!
19th: Puy’s response comes from Meyer, whose long shot goes well over.
17th: Gouiri shines again by striking at the edge of the area. Carvalho makes the save, but an offside is finally flagged.
15th: An announcement is made by the announcer, to “respect the opponents” of Puy. The corner does nothing.
13th: SRFC now dominates the match and obtains a corner after a good phase of possession.
9th: THEATE’S GOAL!!! On Bourigeaud’s corner, Theate appears at the near post and beats Carvalho at close range.
8th: GOOD! The attacker hooks his right at the entrance to the area and strikes! Carvalho slams it in for a corner!
6th: Le Puy pushes and Karamoko’s center is captured by D.Doué who clears. The Ponots demand a hand on the control of Doué, the referee does not whistle.
4th: Bad recovery from Gallon! The Puy attack is slow to get going, and the defense finally clears. First scare.
2nd: The Rennais put their foot on the ball, to the boos of Geoffroy Guichard’s public.
0th: The Ponots kick off!
The composition of the SRFC: Gallon – G.Doué, Omari, Theate, Truffert – Bourigeaud, Matusiwa, Santamaria, D.Doué – Gouiri, Terrier
Julien Stéphan lines up what would look like his typical team of the moment, in what should look like a 4-4-2.
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It’s a completely different story that Stade Rennes wants to write this evening. Victorious 6-1 in the previous round against Sochaux, the Breton club is eagerly awaited in Forez, in Saint-Etienne where the meeting takes place for this stage of the competition. A special meeting for Puy striker Bryan Adinany, former youth player at Stade Rennais, who spoke to SRO before the match.
MATCH SHEET
LE PUY FOOT 43 1-3 STADE RENNAIS FC
Coupe de France – 1/4 final
Thursday February 29, 2024 at 8:45 p.m.
Geoffroy Guichard Stadium (Saint-Etienne)
Buts : Theate (9e), Bourigeaud (48e s.p., 82e), Adinany (62e)
Warnings: Diakhabi (50th), Matusiwa (90th)
Le Puy: Carvalho – Diakhabi (64th, Country), Ayessa, Civet, Beneddine – Xhemo (Piechocki), Meyer, Akkal (85th, Alexander), Iva – Teacher (73rd, Diarra), Adinany (85th, Fournel)
Coach : Stephan Thief.
Rennais Stadium : Gallon – G.Doué, Omari, Theate, Truffert – Bourigeaud (90th, Lambourde), Matusiwa, Santamaria, D.Doué (70th, Salah) – Gouiri (77th, Blas), Terrier (70th, Kalimuendo)
Coach : Julien Stéphan.