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April 1, 2012 3:00 PM EDT
Stade de la Route de Lorient — Rennes
Referee: O. Thual
Attendance: 21346
April 1, 2012 3:00 PM EDT
Stade de la Route de Lorient — Rennes
Referee: O. Thual
Attendance: 21346
Stade Rennes 1-1 Olympique Lyonnais: Lisandro claims point for visitors with late equaliser
Neither sides' European ambitions were boosted as Remi Garde's men came from behind to seal a point through Lisandro Lopez's 76th minute leveler.
By Mohammed Ali
Panoramic
Olympique Lyonnais' Champions League hopes took a blow as the club held to a 1-1 draw by a spirited Stade Rennes side in Ligue 1 on Sunday evening at Stade de la Route de Lorient.
The deadlock was broken in the fifth minute when former PSG striker Mevlut Erding capitalized on some lazy defending for only his fourth league goal of the campaign.
Rennes had plenty of chances to put the game to bed against a poor Lyon side, most noticeably firing wide despite being afforded the luxury of an open goal. Fourteen minutes from time, its profligate finishing was to be punished as Lisandro Lopez popped up to turn home a Clement Grenier free kick as the points were shared.
The hosts were without captain Kader Mangane, who opted for season-ending surgery, with Tettey replacing Tongo Doumbia in the heart of midfield. Frederic Antoinetti retained the majority of the side that featured the previous week.
Lyon, which had recorded victories in each of its lost four games, was without the suspended Cris, Bakary Kone and Alexandre Lacazette. The trio was replaced with the more youthful Samuel Umtiti, Gueida Fofana and Mohamadou Dabo in a traditional 4-4-2 lineup.
And it was les Rouge et Noir who hit the ground running inside the first five minutes. A poor clearance created an opportunity for Erding to cut into the area and firing a low effort past Hugo Lloris handed the hosts a 1-0 lead.
It could've been two-goal lead 11 minutes later when Michel Bastos was caught on the ball and outmuscled by Jires Kembo-Ekoko, with the latter delivering a threatening cross which beat Lloris, though failed to find the outstretched feet of Erding as the visitors breathed a sigh of relief.
The hosts spurned another glorious chance just before halftime. Tettey threaded a neat ball in towards Kembo, who beat Dejan Lovren and the defensive line, but shot frustratingly wide under the pressure of an on-rushing Lloris as an otherwise poor half came to a close.
Rennes, which had only lost one of its last eight matches against Lyon, started the second period in the same dominating manner as the first. Yann M'Vila cleverly spread play to the wing to Julian Feret whose fine cross picked out Erding in a dangerous position.
The Turkish international fired an effort at Lloris, who saved brilliantly with his legs, with Tettey inexplicably powering the rebound inches wide despite a gaping goal as les Gones were left reeling.
Remi Garde's misfiring side was to be denied minutes later when substitute Jimmy Briand ran through on goal and collided with Rennes goalkeeper Benoit Costil, though stand-in referee Philippe Malige ruled otherwise as the ball trickled out of play.
Lyon finally found its attacking rhythm just before the hour and was unlucky not to equalize. Briand proved a handful on the flank, and his low cross in towards Lisandro was caught in between the Argentine's legs as an alert defense cleared the lines.
Les Gones finally found the equalizer after 76 minutes, again from questionable defending. This time it was on Rennes' part. Substitute Grenier's free kick picked out Lisandro, who needed two attempts to force the ball into the net after the initial shot came back off the post.
Following on from the draw, Lyon sits in fourth with 50 points, six behind Lille, which occupies the final Champions League qualification spot and hosts Auxerre next. Rennes, which has not won any of its last four league games visits Evian and occupies the sixth position, amassing 45 points.
The deadlock was broken in the fifth minute when former PSG striker Mevlut Erding capitalized on some lazy defending for only his fourth league goal of the campaign.
Rennes had plenty of chances to put the game to bed against a poor Lyon side, most noticeably firing wide despite being afforded the luxury of an open goal. Fourteen minutes from time, its profligate finishing was to be punished as Lisandro Lopez popped up to turn home a Clement Grenier free kick as the points were shared.
The hosts were without captain Kader Mangane, who opted for season-ending surgery, with Tettey replacing Tongo Doumbia in the heart of midfield. Frederic Antoinetti retained the majority of the side that featured the previous week.
Lyon, which had recorded victories in each of its lost four games, was without the suspended Cris, Bakary Kone and Alexandre Lacazette. The trio was replaced with the more youthful Samuel Umtiti, Gueida Fofana and Mohamadou Dabo in a traditional 4-4-2 lineup.
And it was les Rouge et Noir who hit the ground running inside the first five minutes. A poor clearance created an opportunity for Erding to cut into the area and firing a low effort past Hugo Lloris handed the hosts a 1-0 lead.
It could've been two-goal lead 11 minutes later when Michel Bastos was caught on the ball and outmuscled by Jires Kembo-Ekoko, with the latter delivering a threatening cross which beat Lloris, though failed to find the outstretched feet of Erding as the visitors breathed a sigh of relief.
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The hosts spurned another glorious chance just before halftime. Tettey threaded a neat ball in towards Kembo, who beat Dejan Lovren and the defensive line, but shot frustratingly wide under the pressure of an on-rushing Lloris as an otherwise poor half came to a close.
Rennes, which had only lost one of its last eight matches against Lyon, started the second period in the same dominating manner as the first. Yann M'Vila cleverly spread play to the wing to Julian Feret whose fine cross picked out Erding in a dangerous position.
The Turkish international fired an effort at Lloris, who saved brilliantly with his legs, with Tettey inexplicably powering the rebound inches wide despite a gaping goal as les Gones were left reeling.
Remi Garde's misfiring side was to be denied minutes later when substitute Jimmy Briand ran through on goal and collided with Rennes goalkeeper Benoit Costil, though stand-in referee Philippe Malige ruled otherwise as the ball trickled out of play.
Lyon finally found its attacking rhythm just before the hour and was unlucky not to equalize. Briand proved a handful on the flank, and his low cross in towards Lisandro was caught in between the Argentine's legs as an alert defense cleared the lines.
Les Gones finally found the equalizer after 76 minutes, again from questionable defending. This time it was on Rennes' part. Substitute Grenier's free kick picked out Lisandro, who needed two attempts to force the ball into the net after the initial shot came back off the post.
Following on from the draw, Lyon sits in fourth with 50 points, six behind Lille, which occupies the final Champions League qualification spot and hosts Auxerre next. Rennes, which has not won any of its last four league games visits Evian and occupies the sixth position, amassing 45 points.
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| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Nenê
Midfielder Paris St. Germain (PSG) |
21 | 9 |
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Olivier Giroud
Striker Montpellier Herault SC |
21 | 2 |
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Midfielder Lille OSC |
20 | 9 |
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Licha López
Striker Olympique Lyonnais |
16 | 4 |
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Striker AS Saint-Etienne |
16 | 0 |