Rennes routs Montpellier in a vibrant match
Rennes convincingly defeated Montpellier in the fourth round of Ligue 1, with a final score of 3-0. The match, played at Rennes’ Roazhon Park, was marked by the home team’s efficiency and the visitors’ lack of decisiveness.
Rennes started strong and took the lead in the 24th minute thanks to a goal from Loïc Blas. The French forward took advantage of an assist from Anders Dreyer Gronbaek to beat the Montpellier goalkeeper.
The second goal came in the 35th minute. Arnaud Kalimuendo, following an assist from Lorenz Assignon, made it 2-0.
In the second half, Rennes maintained their dominance and Gronbaek sealed the game in the 60th minute, scoring the third goal of the afternoon.
Montpellier tried to react, but couldn’t find the way to goal. The visiting team had several chances, including a goal disallowed for offside in the 51st minute, but couldn’t overcome Rennes’ defense.
The match statistics reflect Rennes’ dominance:
* Possession: Rennes 52%, Montpellier 48%
* Shots: Rennes 6 (3 on target, 3 off target), Montpellier 7 (3 on target, 2 off target)
* Corners: Rennes 3, Montpellier 2
* Fouls: Rennes 6, Montpellier 3
* Yellow Cards: Rennes 1, Montpellier 3
The match ended with a resounding victory for Rennes, who solidify their position in the top part of the table.
Substitutions montpellier: at minute 67 Y. Issoufou came in and K. Fayad went out., at minute 67 J. Ferri came in and T. Coulibaly went out., at minute 86 W. Khazri came in and R. Nzingoula went out., at minute 88 T. Chennahi came in and E. Tchato went out.
Substitutions rennes: at minute 68 Jota came in and A. Gronbaek went out., at minute 68 A. Gouiri came in and A. Kalimuendo went out., at minute 82 M. Nagida came in and A. Truffert went out., at minute 82 G. Kamara came in and L. Blas went out., at minute 89 J. James came in and A. Matusiwa went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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