Metz v Rennes, 18 March 2006
| Score | 1-0 to Rennes |
| Referee | Herve Piccirillo |
| Competition | French Championnat 31 |
| Venue | Saint Symphorien, Metz |
| Attendance | 16,591 |
0 Metz
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Grégory Wimbee
Defender
Franck Beria
Defender
Stéphane Borbiconi
Defender
Mehdi Meniri
Defender
Hemza Mihouibi
Defender/Midfielder
Carl Medjani
Midfielder
Ludovic Obraniak
Midfielder
Abdelnasser Ouadah
Midfielder
Gregory Proment
(captain)
Forward
Herve Tum
Forward
Souleymane Youla
Substitutions:
| Babacar M'Baye Gueye for Herve Tum | 61 |
| Roy Contout for Abdelnasser Ouadah | 78 |
Cards:
| Franck Beria | 29 | Y |
| Grégory Wimbee | 90 | Y |
| Mehdi Meniri | 90 | R |
1 Rennes
Goals:
| Yoann Gourcuff | 26 |
|
Starting lineup:
Andreas Isaksson
Goalkeeper
Gregory Bourillon
Defender
Jean-Noel Perrier Doumbe
Defender
Erik Edman
Defender
John Mensah
Defender
Stéphane M'bia
Defender/Midfielder
Yoann Gourcuff
Midfielder
Youssef Hadji
Midfielder
Kim Källström
Midfielder
(captain)
Olivier Sorlin
Midfielder
John Utaka
Midfielder/Forward
Substitutions:
| Jimmy Briand for John Utaka | 77 |
Cards:
| Stéphane M'bia | 6 | Y |
| John Mensah | 45 | Y |
| Erik Edman | 55 | Y |
On the bench:
Forward
Jimmy Briand