The initial half of the match commences…
Offside – It’s Lorient. Panos Katseris has been flagged offside.
Attempt thwarted. Benjamin Bourigeaud of Rennes has his left-footed shot from the right edge of the six-yard box obstructed.
Ayman Kari of Lorient has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Adrien Truffert of Rennes commits a foul.
Shot blocked. Julien Ponceau – Lorient – shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist – Panos Katseris with a cross.
Shot blocked. Mohamed Bamba – Lorient – shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist – Julien Ponceau.
Missed chance. Laurent Abergel – Lorient – shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left.
Fouled by Nathaniel Adjei – Lorient
Martin Terrier – Rennes – won a free kick in attack.
Alidu Seidu – Rennes – won a free kick in defence.
Fouled by Mohamed Bamba – Lorient
Fouled by Tiémoué Bakayoko – Lorient
Martin Terrier – Rennes – won a free kick in attack.
Missed chance. Désiré Doué – Rennes – shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the left missed .
Opportunity squandered. Baptiste Santamaría of Rennes takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area but fails to hit the target. The assist came from Benjamin Bourigeaud.
Arthur Theate of Rennes has earned a defensive free kick.
Mohamed Bamba of Lorient has committed a foul.
Corner kick awarded to Rennes, resulting from a deflection off Tiémoué Bakayoko.
Missed chance. Baptiste Santamaría – Rennes – shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist – Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross after corner.
Missed chance. Martin Terrier – Rennes – shot with right foot from the centre of the box missed. Assist – Désiré Doué.
Shot blocked. Arnaud Kalimuendo – Rennes – shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist – Benjamin Bourigeaud.
New attacking attempt. Arnaud Kalimuendo – Rennes – shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist – Ludovic Blas.
Alidu Seidu – Rennes – won a free kick in defence.
Mohamed Bamba of Lorient commits a foul.
Missed chance. Tiémoué Bakayoko – Lorient – shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Corner kick awarded to Lorient, forced by Arthur Theate’s defense.
Opportunity squandered. Nathaniel Adjei of Lorient narrowly misses the target with a header from the middle of the penalty area. The assist came from Julien Ponceau, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
Désiré Doué from Rennes commits a foul.
Nathaniel Adjei of Lorient has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Shot blocked. Benjamin Bourigeaud – Rennes – shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
Désiré Doué – Rennes – won a free kick in attack.
Fouled by Laurent Abergel – Lorient
Shot blocked. Ludovic Blas – Rennes – shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist – Alidu Seidu.
Corner kick awarded to Rennes. The opportunity arises due to a deflection off Julien Laporte.
Another offensive move is underway. Désiré Doué from Rennes takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it’s deflected to the right corner. The assist came from Ludovic Blas.
Benjamin Bourigeaud of Rennes has committed a foul.
Julien Ponceau of Lorient has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
A fresh offensive move is on. Arnaud Kalimuendo of Rennes takes a shot with his right foot from the middle of the box, but it’s expertly saved in the upper middle of the goal. The assist came from Benjamin Bourigeaud.
First Half ended – Rennes 0, Lorient 0.
The second half of the match between Rennes and Lorient commences with both teams yet to score, standing at 0-0.
Attempt thwarted. Ludovic Blas of Rennes takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box but it’s obstructed. The assist was by Alidu Seidu.
Alidu Seidu of Rennes commits a foul.
Théo Le Bris of Lorient has successfully earned a free kick on the left flank.
Corner kick awarded to Lorient, forced by Warmed Omari’s defensive action.
Missed chance. Désiré Doué – Rennes – shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but missed. Assist – Martin Terrier.
Offside – Lorient. Mohamed Bamba has been flagged offside.
Corner kick awarded to Rennes. The opportunity arises due to a deflection off Tiémoué Bakayoko.
Arnaud Kalimuendo from Rennes commits a foul.
Isaak Touré of Lorient has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Another offensive move. Désiré Doué from Rennes makes a challenging long-range shot with his right foot from the left side, but it’s saved in the left corner. The assist came from Adrien Truffert.
Arnaud Kalimuendo of Rennes has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Fouled by Isaak Touré – Lorient
Isaak Touré of Lorient has just been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
Opportunity squandered. Arnaud Kalimuendo of Rennes takes a right-footed shot from the right edge of the six-yard box, but it narrowly misses. The assist was by Martin Terrier.
New attacking attempt. Mohamed Bamba – Lorient – shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist – Laurent Abergel with a through ball.
Another offensive effort. Julien Ponceau of Lorient takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it’s saved in the right corner.
Score! Rennes 0, Lorient 1. Mohamed Bamba of Lorient finds the net with a right-footed shot from a short distance into the right corner.
Missed chance. Ludovic Blas – Rennes – shot with left foot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assist – Désiré Doué with a cross.
Corner kick awarded to Lorient, due to a deflection off Arthur Theate.
Missed chance. Théo Le Bris – Lorient – shot with right foot from outside the box missed after corner.
Offside – Lorient. Mohamed Bamba has been flagged for offside.
Corner kick awarded to Rennes. The opportunity has been given away by Panos Katseris.
Adrien Truffert from Rennes commits a foul.
Panos Katseris of Lorient has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
New attacking attempt. Laurent Abergel – Lorient – shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.
Désiré Doué from Rennes commits a foul.
Laurent Abergel from Lorient has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
Player change – Rennes. Amine Gouiri is replacing Baptiste Santamaría.
New attacking attempt. Panos Katseris – Lorient – shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the right is saved in the right corner. Assist – Ayman Kari.
Another offensive move is underway. Amine Gouiri from Rennes takes a shot with his right foot from the right side of the penalty area, but the goalkeeper manages to save it in the middle of the goal. The assist was provided by Martin Terrier.
Laurent Abergel from Lorient has been handed a yellow card due to a violation.
Player swap – Rennes. Alidu Seidu is being replaced by Guela Doué.
Opportunity squandered. Benjamin Bourigeaud of Rennes takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it sails high and wide, missing the right post.
Ludovic Blas from Rennes commits a foul.
Julien Ponceau of Lorient has secured a free kick on the offensive end.
Ludovic Blas from Rennes has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
Offside – Lorient. Nathaniel Adjei is in offside.
Corner – Rennes. Conceded by Théo Le Bris.
Delay in match – injury Mohamed Bamba – Lorient
Pause ended. They are prepared to resume.
Ayman Kari from Lorient has been awarded a defensive free kick.
Benjamin Bourigeaud of Rennes commits a foul.
Player swap – Lorient. Gédéon Kalulu is coming on to replace Panos Katseris.
Player swap – Lorient. Aiyegun Tosin comes in to replace Ayman Kari.
Player change – Lorient. Eli Junior Kroupi is coming on for Mohamed Bamba due to an injury.
Player swap – Rennes. Désiré Doué is replaced by Ibrahim Salah.
Player change – Rennes. Christopher Wooh is replacing Warmed Omari.
Player change – Rennes. Bertug Yildirim is coming on to replace Arnaud Kalimuendo.
Opportunity squandered. Martin Terrier of Rennes sends a header from the middle of the box soaring over the goal. The cross was provided by Adrien Truffert.
Arthur Theate of Rennes has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Aiyegun Tosin of Lorient commits a foul.
Bertug Yildirim of Rennes commits a foul.
Gédéon Kalulu of Lorient has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
Julien Ponceau of Lorient commits a foul.
Doué of Guela, Rennes, has successfully earned an offensive free kick.
Opportunity squandered. Christopher Wooh of Rennes takes a header from the middle of the box but fails to score. The assist came from Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross pass.
Guela Doué from Rennes commits a foul.
Julien Ponceau from Lorient has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
Goal! Rennes 0, Lorient 2. Eli Junior Kroupi – Lorient – shot with right foot from few metres to the right corner. Assist – Gédéon Kalulu.
Bertug Yildirim of Rennes commits a foul.
Yvon Mvogo of Lorient has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Score! Rennes 1, Lorient 2. Amine Gouiri of Rennes fires a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area into the left corner of the goal. The assist came from Benjamin Bourigeaud.
Corner kick awarded to Rennes, forced by Aiyegun Tosin’s defence.
Shot blocked. Martin Terrier – Rennes – shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist – Arthur Theate with a head.
Delay in match – Rennes
Match pause – Rennes.
Pause finished. They are prepared to proceed.
The second half has concluded – Rennes trails Lorient, 1-2.
And that’s it. The match concludes – Rennes 1, Lorient 2.