The meeting between the Nîmes Olympique and the Stade Rennais initially scheduled for this Saturday, November 2 at 8 p.m. has been postponed due to the incessant rain that falls on the Stade des Costières. The match will also not be played tomorrow, Sunday, as the SRFC players return to Brittany.
The Nîmes-Rennes match, scheduled for 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Stade des Costières, has been postponed to a later date which will not be Sunday, due to the torrential rain that made the lawn impassable, announced the referees of the meeting a few minutes before kick-off.
Tests performed by referees
The players tried to warm up on the ground, but the postponement decision was ultimately inevitable after tests by the referees, said an AFP correspondent. “No postponement date has been taken, due to the weather conditions which continue until 11:00 am tomorrow (Sunday),” said a referee, ensuring that the match cannot take place on Sunday.
“Due to the impracticability of the ground, soaked with water, I decided not to authorize the kick-off. We carried out several tests, the rebound of the ball was impossible, the safety of the players not guaranteed, “added the referee of the game, Willy Delajod.
The Breton team returns to Brittany this Saturday evening
Stade Rennes has announced directly on his Twitter account that the team will return to Brittany “as of (Saturday) evening”.
“This postponement of the match is a wise decision,” said Rennes coach Julien Stéphan. The physical integrity of the players did not allow to be assured. The weather forecast announces rain over Nîmes until noon tomorrow (Sunday). It would have been very damaging for us to stay there until noon tomorrow and finally see the match postponed. “
Before specifying that given our schedule, this match will most certainly be postponed to 2020 “. Rennes is indeed playing the Europa League, which densifies its calendar. The Bretons are going to Cluj, Romania on Thursday for the 4th day.
The postponement date rescheduled later
The Professional Football League (LFP) Competitions Commission “will fix the date of the match at a later date,” the League said in a statement.
We did several tests, and for the safety of the players I decided to postpone the game. “
– Nîmes Olympique (@nimesolympique) November 2, 2019
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