FC Rouen wins at Boulogne!

FCR return to winning ways against Boulogne at the Stade de La Libération. Rouen take three precious points to move up the table.

Solid throughout the first half, Rouen lacked the precision in the final pass to create chances. Finally, ten minutes from time, Bezzekhami’s pass found Benkaid in front of Uriev, who turned the ball away (35′). Mion followed up with a shot which Boulogne defender Pinot touched off the line. Penalty and red card for the USBCO player. Abi converted perfectly to open the scoring (0-1, 38′).

Abi then gave FCR a two-goal lead with a sublime overhead kick from a corner (0-2, 60′). Benkaid almost tripled the lead when he hit Uriev’s post (68′).

From a corner, Touré reduced the gap (76′) and gave the Boulonnais hope. But Rouen held on and even had two late chances through Mion (87′) and Letono (94′) to kill the game off. Both attempts were saved by Uriev. The score remained 2-1 in favor of FCR, who returned to winning ways at a stadium where Boulogne had been unbeaten this season!

Game sheet
Friday April 04, 2025
Stade de La Libération
US Boulogne CO – FC Rouen 1899: 1-2 (0-1)
Referee: M. Ustaritz.

Goals for Rouen: Abi (38′, pen, 60′); for Boulogne: Touré (76′).

Warnings for Boulogne: Vercruysse (63′), Duflos (66′).

Expulsion for Boulogne: Pinot (35′).

Boulogne: Azamat Uriev – Adrien Pinot, Elhadj Dabo, Demba Thiam – Teddy Averlant (Kitenge, 73′), Joffrey Bultel (Duflos, 46′), Jean Vercruysse (Touré, 73′), Abdelwahab Baala – Théo Epailly (Kitenge, 73′), Thibault Rambaud, Abdel Hbouch.

Substitutes : Thibault Pruvost, Sonny Duflos, Hervé Touré, Christian Kitenge, Corentin Fatou.

Coach: Fabien Dagneaux.

FC Rouen 1899: Lucas Royes – Valentin Sanson (Mbock, 75′), Sofyane Bouzamoucha, Clément Bassin (cap.) – Dany Goprou, Omar Bezzekhami, Mustapha Benzia, Malik Abdelmoula, Mathieu Mion – Hicham Benkaid (Ferrah, 82′), Charles Abi (Letono, 82′).

Substitutes : Ruffice Amede Kabongo, Yazid Ait Moujane, Ichem Ferrah, Christ Letono, Jason Mbock.

Coach: Régis Brouard