AJ Auxerre vs Stade Rennais, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

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0 - 0

Rennes misses chance to make up ground in Auxerre draw

— Rennes missed an opportunity to make up ground in the race for Champions League spots by drawing with struggling Auxerre 0-0 in the French league on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Rennes).
3': Rayan Raveloson (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Han-Noah Massengo (Auxerre).
10': Foul by Christopher Wooh (Rennes).
10': Gaetan Perrin (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Christopher Wooh (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Arthur Theate (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by M'Baye Niang (Auxerre).
16': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Rennes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
18': Gauthier Hein (Auxerre) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Gaetan Perrin with a cross.
21': Attempt missed. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adrien Truffert with a cross.
23': Amine Gouiri (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Jubal (Auxerre).
24': Offside, Rennes. Baptiste Santamaría tries a through ball, but Adrien Truffert is caught offside.
25': Attempt missed. Gauthier Hein (Auxerre) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Akim Zedadka.
26': Attempt missed. Akim Zedadka (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gaetan Perrin.
27': Foul by Birama Touré (Auxerre).
27': Lovro Majer (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Adrien Truffert (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Foul by Gauthier Hein (Auxerre).
30': Offside, Rennes. Arthur Theate tries a through ball, but Arnaud Kalimuendo is caught offside.
32': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Djed Spence.
33': Attempt missed. Gaetan Perrin (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gauthier Hein following a corner.
34': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes).
34': Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
35': Offside, Auxerre. Han-Noah Massengo tries a through ball, but Gaetan Perrin is caught offside.
38': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Adrien Truffert.
38': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
39': Attempt blocked. Jubal (Auxerre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Han-Noah Massengo with a headed pass.
39': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Christopher Wooh.
40': Akim Zedadka (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Foul by Karl Toko Ekambi (Rennes).
41': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Djed Spence.
42': Foul by Djed Spence (Rennes).
42': M'Baye Niang (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Attempt missed. Gauthier Hein (Auxerre) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Isaak Touré.
45': First Half ends, Auxerre 0, Rennes 0.
45': Second Half begins Auxerre 0, Rennes 0.
45': Substitution, Rennes. Birger Meling replaces Djed Spence.
45': Substitution, Rennes. Flavien Tait replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo.
47': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Flavien Tait.
51': Foul by Christopher Wooh (Rennes).
51': M'Baye Niang (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Offside, Auxerre. Akim Zedadka tries a through ball, but Gauthier Hein is caught offside.
53': Flavien Tait (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Han-Noah Massengo (Auxerre).
55': Attempt saved. Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Birger Meling.
56': Christopher Wooh (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Gaetan Perrin (Auxerre).
58': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (Rennes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
59': Attempt missed. M'Baye Niang (Auxerre) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Akim Zedadka with a cross.
59': Attempt blocked. Birama Touré (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaetan Perrin.
60': Foul by Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes).
60': Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt blocked. Akim Zedadka (Auxerre) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaetan Perrin.
61': Hand ball by Gaetan Perrin (Auxerre).
62': Attempt saved. Lovro Majer (Rennes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
64': Attempt missed. Gaetan Perrin (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gauthier Hein.
65': Christopher Wooh (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Foul by M'Baye Niang (Auxerre).
66': Attempt blocked. Flavien Tait (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
66': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
67': Attempt missed. Isaak Touré (Auxerre) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gaetan Perrin with a cross following a corner.
68': Flavien Tait (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Akim Zedadka (Auxerre).
68': Akim Zedadka (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card.
69': Hand ball by Gideon Mensah (Auxerre).
70': Foul by Christopher Wooh (Rennes).
70': M'Baye Niang (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Offside, Rennes. Amine Gouiri tries a through ball, but Karl Toko Ekambi is caught offside.
73': Substitution, Rennes. Ibrahim Salah replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
74': Substitution, Rennes. Hamari Traoré replaces Adrien Truffert.
74': Substitution, Auxerre. Siriki Dembélé replaces Gaetan Perrin.
74': Substitution, Auxerre. Nuno da Costa replaces M'Baye Niang.
77': Attempt missed. Nuno da Costa (Auxerre) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gauthier Hein.
77': Flavien Tait (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Gauthier Hein (Auxerre).
78': Offside, Rennes. Arthur Theate tries a through ball, but Ibrahim Salah is caught offside.
79': Foul by Isaak Touré (Auxerre).
79': Ibrahim Salah (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Isaak Touré (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Christopher Wooh (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Nuno da Costa (Auxerre).
81': Offside, Auxerre. Ionut Radu tries a through ball, but Nuno da Costa is caught offside.
83': Substitution, Rennes. Alan Do Marcolino replaces Benjamin Bourigeaud.
84': Foul by Birger Meling (Rennes).
84': Han-Noah Massengo (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Birger Meling (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, Auxerre. Lassine Sinayoko replaces Gauthier Hein.
85': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Ibrahim Salah.
87': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
87': Nuno da Costa (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Foul by Lovro Majer (Rennes).
90'+1': Nuno da Costa (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Offside, Auxerre. Isaak Touré tries a through ball, but Jubal is caught offside.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Auxerre 0, Rennes 0.
0': Match ends, Auxerre 0, Rennes 0.

Statistics

REN		AUX
11	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	4
0	Corner Kicks	8
0	Saves	2
68.5	Possession	31.5
7	SHOTS	12
2	ON GOAL	0
0.3	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
569	Accurate Passes	206
652	Passes	290
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	4
11	Crosses	15
0.1	Cross %	0.3
56	Long Balls	69
33	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	9
17	Tackles	17
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	9
15	Effective Clearances	9
15	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Location: Auxerre, France
Attendance: 15,695

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	8	+17	20
2	AS Monaco	8	+10	20
3	Marseille	8	+13	17
4	Lille	9	+7	17

Full Table

Line-Ups

AJ Auxerre (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Andrei Radu (GK)
4	Jubal
95	Isaak Touré
97	Rayan Raveloson
14	Gideon Mensah
13	Akim Zedadka
12	Birama Touré
80	Han-Noah Massengo
10	Gaetan Perrin
7	Gauthier Hein
11	M'Baye Niang

AJ Auxerre Substitutes:

Youssouf M'Changama, Siriki Dembele, Julian Jeanvier, Donovan Léon, Kévin Danois, Mathias Autret, Kenji-Van Boto, Lassine Sinayoko, Nuno da Costa.

Stade Rennais (4-4-2)

No.	Name
30	Steve Mandanda (GK)
5	Arthur Theate
15	Christopher Wooh
3	Adrien Truffert
90	Djed Spence
8	Baptiste Santamaria
21	Lovro Majer
17	Karl Toko Ekambi
14	Benjamin Bourigeaud
19	Amine Gouiri
9	Arnaud Kalimuendo

Stade Rennais Substitutes:

Dogan Alemdar, Hamari Traoré, Lesley Ugochukwu, Alan do Marcolino, Jeanuël Belocian, Joe Rodon, Ibrahim Salah, Birger Meling, Flavien Tait.

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