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Roazhon Park
Spectators: 8036 (Terracing: 6028, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Boris Gourlay took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Sorbiers 1908 F.C. booed when Stade Rennais was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ludovic Gall didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 9 minutes, Yazid Saint-Paul mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stade Rennais and the Sorbiers 1908 F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Sorbiers 1908 F.C. booed when Stade Rennais was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yazid Saint-Paul didn't get a good kick on the ball. Boris Gourlay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Paul-Émile Mathelin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th minute, Stéphane Lemasson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sorbiers 1908 F.C.'s Boris Gourlay got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A throw-in in the 30th minute of the game was made by Omer Franquet with Youssef Stalin as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Stade Rennais's Paul-Émile Mathelin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charlie Scheer in the 32nd minute of play. Paul-Émile Mathelin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franklin Châtellier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jean-Paul Coroller to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Stade Rennais's Jean-Paul Coroller nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Franklin Schreiber made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 58 minutes into the match, Stade Rennais's goalkeeper Paul-Émile Mathelin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Boris Gourlay. In the 71st minute, Ludovic Gall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yazid Saint-Paul kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Benjamin Leperlier managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sorbiers 1908 F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Benjamin Leperlier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paul-Émile Mathelin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 77th minute René Argentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franklin Schreiber saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Stade Rennais getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Ludovic Gall hit a great ball. When Omer Franquet fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stade Rennais's protests and gave Omer Franquet a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 82nd minute of the game. One of Stade Rennais:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sorbiers 1908 F.C.:s goal. When Franklin Châtellier fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sorbiers 1908 F.C.'s protests and gave Franklin Châtellier a yellow card for diving instead. Franklin Châtellier hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sorbiers 1908 F.C.'s zone, Gameiro Leman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franklin Schreiber came out of the goal and Gameiro Leman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.