The revolt of Rennes supporters before the match
The reception at Roazhon Park for the Stade Rennais players was stormy this Saturday, January 18, 2025. Stuck in an unprecedented sporting crisis, remaining on three defeats in a row and an early elimination in the Coupe de France, the Rennais warmed up under the whistles of their supporters. They also held up several banners, calling into question the management of the club: “We also did an audit of the club… A poorly managed club, a poorly thought-out workforce, too limited branquignols: that's the new SRFC ? Can you still look at yourself in the mirror? Because we can't see you anymore! From a European club to an elimination against the Trojan ogre. »
The Magnetti special, then the Rennes reaction
The tight, low shot from outside the area: that’s his special! Hugo Magnetti opened the scoring for Brest with a goal as he knows how to score shortly before the half-hour mark (0-1, 27'). However, Rennes had created the clearest opportunity since the start of the match, but Marco Bizot magnificently saved Christopher Wooh's header (9'). After the opening score, the match completely changed its appearance, with Rennes much more enterprising, like the crossbar hit before the break (45'+2) by Jordan James.
One last half hour of champagne
While Brest had the opportunity to make the break earlier, through Mama Baldé (50') then Kamory Doumbia (60'), and Rennes to equalize, through Seko Fofana (66') then Ludovic Blas (67'), Éric Roy's men ended up being effective and scoring the second goal of the match, through Ludovic Ajorque (0-2, 73') at the conclusion of a remarkable work based on a Rennes restart error, which Luck Zogbé took advantage of to launch Edimilson Fernandes, who served the former Strasbourg player, always so comfortable in the area. Then Blas woke up Roazhon Park with an opportunistic attack in the area (1-2, 77'). At the very end of the match, Rennes even hit Bizot's post (90'+5) while Wooh could have equalized for his team, with a header (90'+6), his header was caught by the goalkeeper Dutch.
Brest returns to the top 10, Rennes within reach of Saint-Étienne and Nantes
This victory for Stade Brestois, the seventh in the last nine matches in all competitions, brings it three places in the Ligue 1 standings and allows it to provisionally return to the top 10, before the remainder of the 18th day of Ligue 1. Rennes side , this defeat leaves Jorge Sampaoli's men within reach of Saint-Étienne, barrier, and Nantes (15th)… Two teams who face each other on Sunday (3 p.m.). This is the fourth defeat in a row for Rennes, in all competitions.
The technical sheet
Referee: Mr. Leonard.
28,238 spectators.
-BUTS. Stade Rennais: Blas (77'); Stade Brestois: Magnetti (26'), Ajorque (74').
Warnings. Stade Rennais: Blas (41'), Fofana (90' +3); Stade Brestois: Camara (70'), Sima (90' +6).
RENNAIS STADIUM: Samba – Hateboer, Ostigard (Nagida, 64'), Wooh – Assignon, James (Gouiri, 57'), Matusiwa, Truffert (cap.) – Blas, Kalimuendo, Fofana. Not entered: Mandanda (g.), Faye, Aït-Boudlal, Ahamada, H. Do Marcolino, Andres Gomez, Meïté. Coach : Jorge Sampaoli.
BRESTOIS STADIUM: Bizot – Lala, Chardonnet (cap.), Ndiaye, Zogbe – Camara, Fernandes, Magnetti, Doumbia (Del Castillo, 74') – Baldé (Sima, 68'), Ajorque (Pereira Lage, 85'). Not included: Coudert, Jauny, Le Guen, Irie, Kanté, Jezequel. Coach: Eric Roy.
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