Rennes avoids the bad surprise – Debrief and NOTES of the players (Larnaca 1-2 SRFC)

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For its entry into the running in the Europa League, Rennes snatched the victory on the ground of AEK Larnaca (1-2), this Thursday. A success on the wire for the Breton club, which will still have to raise its level of play before the reception of Fenerbahe, next week. Theate was the best player on the lawn. Rennes succeeds in its entry into the Europa League . On the road to Cyprus, facing the weakest team in Group B, the Breton club snatched victory over AEK Larnaca (1-2) on Thursday. Too imprecise in their gestures and unable to speed up the game, Bruno Genesio’s men waited until the end of additional time to leave with the three points. Oier responds TheateIn a great Larnaca atmosphere, the Rennes logically dominated the start of the game. Abline and Sulemana warmed Piric’s gloves with low shots while Theate found the post on his close range recovery from a corner. If the best cartridges were Breton, the Cypriot formation did not lower their eyes and circulated the ball well. After a bad raise from Tait, Trickovski was not far from surprising Mandanda. And this one eventually arrived. Full of nerve, Theate placed a powerful shot from 25 meters to deceive the opposing goalkeeper using the post (0-1, 29th). A short-lived joy for the Bruno Genesio band. Lacking in aggression, the Rennais were surprised a few minutes later by Oier, who scored with a header after a perfect serve from Rosales (1-1, 33′). At the end of additional time After the break, Sulemana once again found the gloves of Piric, vigilant on his line. The sign of a Breton awakening? Absolutely not. As asleep, the visitors did not offer much and multiplied the useless faults. They might even have been surprised after a small festival from Faraj, whose after-a-small festival strike passed not far from the left corner of Mandanda. As we headed for a poor draw, Assignon released his team in added time by masterfully taking over a cross from Sulemana (1-2, 90th + 4). In the mind! The note of the match: 4/10 A small match. Despite Theate’s fine opener and an interesting start to the game, Rennes never managed to speed up the game. The proof is Theate who was the most dangerous in the Breton ranks… Opposite, the Cypriots did not deserve but did not believe in their chances to snatch the three points. In the end, it was the team with the best players who ended up winning. Sulemana, without a solution, ended up backing up for Theate, who was 25 meters away, unleashed a heavy shot with a rebound to score using the post (0-1, 29th). – Tomovic reversed the game right towards Rosales, who won his Arian duel with Meling. The right side has plenty of time to cross at the far post, where Oier places a point-blank header to deceive Mandanda (1-1, 33′). – Theate shifts Sulemana to the left side. The Ghanaian winger leaves his vis–vis on the spot and crosses to the far post, where Assignon takes the ball with a gesture from the heel to score under the bar (1-2, 90th + 4). a mark (out of 10) comments on each player. The man of the match: Arthur Theate (7.5/10) The most dangerous player from Rennes is him. Close to opening the scoring on a recovery that touched the post, the Belgian central defender showed audacity to open the scoring with a nice shot using the post. Good in duels, he looked for him to play forward to open up gaps since he found Sulemana on the action of the winning goal with a very strong pass. RENNES: Steve Mandanda (5): the goalkeeper Rennes didn’t have much to reproach themselves for in this match. It is logically beaten on the head of Oier, who deceived him close range for the equalizing goal. Very little contributed overall. Hamari Traor (5): a disappointing match for the Rennes captain. Too little in sight on the offensive phases, it is not irreproachable on the equalizing goal of Oier with a marking too loose. Not at the expected level. Joe Rodon (5.5): an average encounter for the Welshman. Little rush, he took too little initiative overall. Unlike Theate, he never tried to create a gap on his passes. Arthur Theate (7.5): read comment above. Birger Meling (4): the Norwegian left side missed his match. Draft, he lacked defensive aggression, like the duel lost against Rosales on Oier’s goal. Below average. Replaced the 58th minute by Martin Terrier (not not). Lovro Majer (4): good intentions for the Croatian midfielder who however did not manage to tune his violins with his partners. He did not always realize the efforts in the defensive withdrawal, showing a lot of nonchalance. Replaced the 83rd minute by Lorenz Assignon (not not), scorer of a good recovery in added time to give the victory to his team. Baptiste Santamaria (5): average. The middle passed by Angers played much too low to allow the blocrennais to keep a high position. We have seen him much better since his arrival. Flavien Tait (4): the image of his start to the season: mediocre. Guilty of a very dangerous ball loss in the 20th minute, the Rennes midfielder never weighed in the game. Next to his crampons, once again. Kamal Deen Sulemana (7): not everything was perfect for the Ghanaian winger. But he, at least, gave everything to try to make a difference. Close to scoring twice, he did a lot of pressing throughout the game to finally offer an Assignon caviar. Two decisive assists for him. Matthis Abline (4): a great opportunity at the start of the match… and then nothing more. The young striker did not take his chance on this part, weighing far too little on the Cypriot defense. Replaced the 58th minute by Benjamin Bourigeaud (not not). Adrien Truffert (4): positioned on the left wing, the side did not convince. He never seemed comfortable in this unusual positioning by contributing far too little to the offensive phases.+ Find the results and the Europa League rankings on Maxifoot And for you, who were the best and worst players in the match ? Comment in the “comments” box below! AEK LARNACA 1-2 RENNES (mid-time: 1-1) – EUROPA LEAGUE – Group B (Rennes) / 1st day
Stadium: AEK Arena, Larnaca – Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili, GeorgiaGoals: Oier Sanjurjo (33rd) for AEK LARNACA – A. Theate (29th) L. Assignon (90+4th) for RENNES
Warnings: K. Christoforou (90th), for AEK LARNACA – B. Santamara (69th), for RENNESAEK LARNACA: K. Piric – H. Milicevic, N. Tomovic – R. Rosales (K. Christoforou, 46th), ngel – Oier Sanjurjo, Lus Gustavo – I. Trichkovski (Pere Pons, 79th) – I. Faraj (G. Naoum, 90+3rd), O. Altman (. Gyurcs, 63rd) – V. Olatunji (Rafael Lopes, 80th)RENNES: S Mandanda – J. Rodon, A. Theate – H. Traor, B. Meling (B. Bourigeaud, 58th) – L. Majer (L. Assignon, 83rd), B. Santamara, F. Tait – K. Sulemana, M Abline (M. Terrier, 58th), A. Truffert
The Larnaca supporters put on a great atmosphere Theate opened the scoring with a fine floating shot (0-1, 29th)Oier’s joy after the equalizing goal (1-1, 32nd)Assignon freed Rennes after time additional (1-2, 90th+4)