FCR defeated by Châteauroux

Reduced to 10 men in the second half, FCR was overturned by Châteauroux. The Red Devils lost for the first time this season.

For the return of the crowd to the Diochon stadium, the Red Devils got off to a thunderous start. Bouzamoucha narrowly missed the target with a header (4′), then almost immediately afterwards, Bassin, well positioned in the box, was denied by the Châteauroux goalkeeper (6′). Twenty minutes later, Lavallée was powerless to stop another strike from our captain. From 20 meters out, Bassin found the side netting with a sublime low shot (1-0, 28′). It was a logical lead for FCR, which Temperton preserved with a fine save from a shot by Konaté (38′). The Châteauroux goalkeeper also maintained the lead with a save from a shot by Abi (44′).

After the break, Châteauroux came back stronger and quickly equalized. In a chaotic move, after a save by Temperton and a clearance off the line, Goncalves found the top corner (1-1, 50′). This equalizer was followed by Abi’s sending off for a second yellow card (55′). The rest of the match was marred by fouls and cards. Down to ten men, FCR conceded a second goal, scored by Verdier (1-2, 82′). Shortly after, Ba-Sy found himself in a good shooting position, but Lavallée deflected the ball (83′). A few minutes later, the goalkeeper blocked another attempt by our number 21 (90′). FCR was unable to equalize and suffered its first defeat of the season.

Match report
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Robert-Diochon Stadium
FC Rouen 1899 – LB Châteauroux: 1-2 (1-0)
Referee: Mr. Giorgetti.

Attendance: 5,341 spectators

Goalscorers for Rouen: Bassin (28′); Châteauroux: Goncalves (50′), Verdier (82′).

Yellow cards for Rouen: Genton (45+1′), Abi (45+3′, 55′), Rocha (56′), Bassin (65′) ; Châteauroux: Dembélé (61′), Konaté (65′).

FC Rouen 1899: Axel Temperton – Nassim Titebah, Sofyane Bouzamoucha, Formose Mendy, Clément Bassin (cap.) – Valentin Fuss (Goprou, 71′), Enzo Genton (Faye, 59′), Mustapha Benzia, Kenny Rocha – Charles Abi, Raphael Gerbeaud (Ba-Sy, 59′).

Substitutes: Dany Goprou, Omar Bezzekhami, El Hadji Guiry Egny, Amadou Ba-Sy, Sérigne Faye

Coach: Régis Brouard.

Châteauroux: Lucas Lavallée – Jad Koembo, Djibril Diarra, Brahima Magassa, Aniss El Hriti (cap.) (Sako, 79′), Anderson Goncalves – Samba Dembélé (Bena, 70′), Issam Bouaoune – Théo Trinker (Verdier, 79′), Ronaldo Freitas (Tjomb, 93′) – Amadou Konaté.

Substitutes: Quentin Bena, Georges Tjomb, Yanis Verdier, Bakary Sako, Housseine Zakouani.

Coach: Valentin Guichard.