Football
Montpellier vs Rennes. French Ligue 1.
4:05pm, Sunday 23rd April 2023.
Stade de la MossonAttendance: Attendance15,537.
Match ends, Montpellier 1, Rennes 0.
Second Half ends, Montpellier 1, Rennes 0.
Foul by Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes).
Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ibrahim Salah with a cross.
Attempt missed. Arthur Theate (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Amine Gouiri following a corner.
Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Issiaga Sylla.
Goal! Montpellier 1, Rennes 0. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christopher Jullien with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Karl Toko Ekambi (Rennes).
Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Rennes. Lovro Majer replaces Flavien Tait.
Substitution, Rennes. Ibrahim Salah replaces Jérémy Doku.
Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Flavien Tait.
Substitution, Montpellier. Stephy Mavididi replaces Wahbi Khazri.
Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
Foul by Amine Gouiri (Rennes).
Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Rennes. Karl Toko Ekambi replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo.
Substitution, Rennes. Baptiste Santamaría replaces Lesley Ugochukwu.
Substitution, Montpellier. Faitout Maouassa replaces Elye Wahi.
Substitution, Montpellier. Joris Chotard replaces Léo Leroy.
Attempt blocked. Amine Gouiri (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Flavien Tait.
Attempt saved. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Kiki Kouyaté.
Arthur Theate (Rennes) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Warmed Omari.
Léo Leroy (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Rennes).
Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is high and wide to the left.
Attempt blocked. Arthur Theate (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Flavien Tait (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hamari Traoré.
Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
Elye Wahi (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
Arthur Theate (Rennes) is shown the yellow card.
Téji Savanier (Montpellier) is shown the red card.
Lesley Ugochukwu (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier).
Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (Rennes) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Birger Meling.
Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
Attempt blocked. Elye Wahi (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin.
Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross following a set piece situation.
Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jérémy Doku (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier).
Second Half begins Montpellier 0, Rennes 0.
First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Rennes 0.
Offside, Montpellier. Léo Leroy tries a through ball, but Elye Wahi is caught offside.
Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Flavien Tait (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier).
Lesley Ugochukwu (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay in match because of an injury Birger Meling (Rennes).
Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Issiaga Sylla.
Attempt saved. Léo Leroy (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
Foul by Arthur Theate (Rennes).
Attempt saved. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
Jérémy Doku (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Arthur Theate (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
Attempt saved. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Amine Gouiri (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
Attempt missed. Falaye Sacko (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Warmed Omari.
Delay in match (Rennes).
Attempt saved. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur Theate.
Arthur Theate (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Falaye Sacko.
Foul by Birger Meling (Rennes).
Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Montpellier. Jordan Ferri tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Issiaga Sylla.
Hand ball by Amine Gouiri (Rennes).
Birger Meling (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Elye Wahi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Birger Meling (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Falaye Sacko (Montpellier).
Attempt blocked. Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Birger Meling.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
