The drawing of the eighth of finale of the Cut of the League has taken place this morning in Paris. The Stage Rennais F.C., seeded player n°4, will move in Haute-Normandie to confront The Havre (L1).

Victors against Mans (2 - 2 a.p. 4 tab in 3) in sixteenth of finale, the Bretons of the Stage Rennais F.C. will go to outbrave The Havre next Tuesday, 11 or Wednesday, November 12th.

The eighth of finale also mark the entrance in lists of Lyons and Claret. Both clubs, exempted from the sixteenth of finale as champion and vice-champion of France, join so 14 qualifying of the previous turn.


Here is the detail of the drawing:

Lyon / FC Metz
Nice OC / AJ Auxerre
OGC Nice / US CRÉTEIL
Stade Rennais FC / Havre AC
Girondins of Bordeaux / EA GUINGAMP
Montpellier HSC / LB Châteauroux
Paris Saint-Germain / AS NANCY-LORRAINE
FC SOCHAUX-MONTBÉLIARD / RC LENS


Besides the eighth of finale, the drawing has defines a final picture of competition.

At the end of these eighth and quarters of finale, a drawing will be performed to know which will have advantage to accept in quarters of finale, then in semifinals.

Source / Author: Stage Rennais F.C.

In spite of a net domination, the Stage Rennais F.C. was kept in failure on its lawn by valorous one team of the Havre. Rennais had made most hard by opening score. Unfortunately, the havrais players on stopped kicks managed to come back to score. Damage...

 Rennais can feel some regrets at the end of this 5th day. Superiors in many sectors of game, the men of Guy Lacombe could logically lead 2 - 0 after past half an hour, but unfortunately, a little of misfortune and an error of marking on a corner-kick changed deal. Once got levelling out, Havre held up to the final whistle.

At the beginning of match, the players Sky and Marine, with two attackers in top (Fauré and Lesage) do not close game. Defence havraise watch however signs of fragility.

From the 9th minute, Havrais is close to run: In l’ origin, Christophe Revault misses his exit. Jimmy Briand, altruist, uses it and transmits standing aside for Olivier Thomert who knocks. Mickaël Pagis, diverts the ball in purpose but safe Hénin in disaster on his line.

The game in depth Bretons bothers considerably havraise defence which lacks speed obviously. In the 27th minute of game, the players of Guy Lacombe are rewarded: Perfectly thrown by Mickaël Pagis meanime, Jimmy Briand makes speak his speed. The central axle Gillet-Sambou is in trouble, Rennais goes off in purpose, avoids the exit of Revault and opens its metre drank!

Stage Rennais F.C. – The Havre: 1-0 (Briand 26th minute of game)Stade Rennais F.C.

Rennais continues on the throwing and miss double a nothing. 29th minute of game, Jimmy Briand again, finds itself the only in front of Revault. Rennais sees forlorn Mickaël Pagis and decides to transmit him but the pass lacks power and the central axle havrais intercepts the leather.
The Havre is in trouble in game but manages to equalise on a kick stopped in the 35th minute. On a corner-kick hit by Aït Ben Idir, Lesage, left free, resumes of the head in the second post.

Stage Rennais F.C. – The Havre: 1-1 (Lesage 35th minute of game).Stade Rennais F.C.

The havraise levelling out, against the court of game, does not start the morale of Rennais who follows their domination without reaching before pause to take back advantage. 

Upon the return to cloakroom, Normans try first of all to keep the draw. Rennais has less space and decide to evolve of advantage by sides. 59th minute of game, on a ball forgotten by havraise defence, Jérôme Leroy finds himself the only in the surface of repairing. Middle rennais addresses a quality centre to the second post for Jimmy Briand who resumes of the head but its try passes of few to side.

The time passes and the Bretons, in spite of an engrossment of draught of energy, struggle to worry Revault dangerously.

As facing Lille, Guy Lacombe in last minutes, decides to make take in Moussa Sow and Jires Kembo-Ekoko, two additional attackers. In the 81th minute, Jires Kembo-Ekoko makes an almost deafening entrance. The attacker rennais shoots a powerful striking, Revault is beaten but the ball just passes above purpose havrais.

Four minutes later, on a free kick drawn by Olivier Thomert, Petter Hansson rises higher than everybody and put a nice head but Revault accomplishes an exceptional parade.

Damage for the players of Guy Lacombe, who proved the to be upper in game but did not manage to register the second purpose in valorous one team of the Havre.

Source / Author: Stage Rennais F.C.

The goalkeeper havrais accepted a nice ovation on behalf of the public rennais for his return at the venue of Route de Lorient. The Norman goalkeeper competed for 47 meetings under the shirt «Red and Black» between 1998 and 2000. During season 2006-2007, Christophe Revault had come back to the Stade Rennais F.C. as double of Simon Pouplin and not had opportunity to carry the vest, again, rennais