League

Roazhon Park
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Yvan Verdon started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gilbert Bilger kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Jean-Paul Coroller kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Tim Lucet blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paul-Émile Mathelin having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yvan Verdon in the 14th minute of play forced Stade Rennais's goalkeeper Paul-Émile Mathelin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Stade Rennais's Jean-Paul Coroller slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Bernard Bachet. That made the score 1-1 after 21 minutes of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yazid Saint-Paul during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Mesclans booed when Stade Rennais was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yazid Saint-Paul didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Yvan Verdon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stade Rennais's Jean-Paul Coroller pulled a muscle in his back after 29 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Oscar Rubio charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oscar Rubio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 30th minute, Oscar Rubio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the match, Stade Rennais's André Moulinier sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bernard Bachet narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gameiro Leman's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 41stth minute, Bernard Bachet skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 43rd minute Yvan Verdon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul-Émile Mathelin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tim Lucet succeeded in the game's 46th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for André Moulinier to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Mesclans getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Farid Delecluse hit a great ball. Stade Rennais's Paul-Émile Mathelin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yvan Verdon in the 57th minute of play. Yvan Verdon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paul-Émile Mathelin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yvan Verdon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yvan Verdon received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Paul-Émile Mathelin came out and tried to block the shot, but Yvan Verdon slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 64th minute. André Moulinier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Paul-Émile Mathelin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Bérenger Vert hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Bernard Bachet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gameiro Leman in the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yvan Verdon in the 80th minute of play forced Stade Rennais's goalkeeper Paul-Émile Mathelin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Stade Rennais's Paul-Émile Mathelin got control of the ball when Tim Lucet tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 84 played minutes, Mesclans's Jean-Baptiste Gossard shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Paul-Émile Mathelin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mesclans reached it. In the 86th minute, Gilbert Bilger got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 89th minute, Tim Lucet got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 91st minute, Yvan Verdon fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The audience was convinced that Yvan Verdon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paul-Émile Mathelin was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Mesclans's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.