Rennes 2–1 OFI: Aït-Boudlal fixes his own mistake in the 90th minute
Rennes beat OFI 2–1 in the second round of the Europa League and picked up their first win in the competition under Franck Haise. Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal decided it in the 90th minute, having earlier been at fault for the goal that made it 0–1.
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Number of the match25That is how many shots Rennes had, against just 2 for OFI, so the hosts deserved the win despite conceding in the 10th minute.
A goal in the final minute
The decider came in the 90th minute. Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal scored to make it 2–1 and gave Rennes all three points in a game that for a long time refused to go their way. The goal meant something special to him: he was the one who made the mistake for OFI's goal early on. Now he put it right himself, scoring in stoppage time. For Rennes, it was the moment a nervy game turned into a win.
Fountas punishes a mistake in the 10th minute
The visitors took the lead before the hosts got into their stride. In the 10th minute Taxiarchis Fountas put OFI ahead 0–1, with Nikolaos Athanasiou providing the assist. The goal came after a mistake by Aït-Boudlal and was the visitors' first dangerous attack. That goal turned out to be OFI's only real chance in the whole match: Rennes had 100% of the big chances, and the visitors created none. The Cretans held on to their advantage for a long time, though.
Nagida equalises in the 76th minute
Rennes' reply had to wait until the 76th minute. Mahamadou Nagida levelled at 1–1 then, after an assist from Estéban Lepaul. For OFI, though, the end of a match is not unfamiliar territory: this season the visitors have scored 3 of their 8 goals after the 75th minute. This time it was in the closing minutes that they lost the lead, and then the win. They scored their only goal in the 10th minute, and at the end they could not withstand the pressure from their opponents.
Rennes dominate
A 2–1 scoreline is modest compared with the picture of the game. Rennes had 67% of possession, OFI 33%. The hosts took 25 shots, 9 of them on target, while the visitors had only 2, 1 of them on target. Corners were 13 to 3 in Rennes' favour. Fountas, who scored OFI's only goal, is the team's best marksman in the league: he had 2 goals in 3 games, and now has 3 league goals this season. The hero for the hosts, though, was Ait Boudlal.
Haise: to appreciate a point, you have to win
Going into the game, Rennes were feeling the effects of the 0–4 defeat away at Lyon, and the draw in Graz was a signal that they needed to pick up points. Coach Franck Haise said before the match that the team had to win in order to fully appreciate the one point earned in Graz. His words: "To appreciate the point from Graz, you have to win." The win over OFI is Haise's first victory in the Europa League.
Four points after two rounds
Before this match Haise had no wins in the Europa League, and his record covered nine games in the competition. Now that has changed. After the 2–1 win, Rennes have four points after two rounds of the league phase, having earlier drawn 0–0 with Sturm in Graz.
Live · goal
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Minute 932–1
Ait Boudlal scores, Rennes 2–1 OFI
Rennes turn the game around. Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal's goal in the 90th minute puts the hosts ahead, and in the 93rd minute it is still 2–1. OFI went ahead as early as the 10th minute, through a goal from Taxiarchis Fountas. Nagida equalised in the 76th minute.
Number of the match: 90th minute — That was when Ait Boudlal scored the goal that put Rennes ahead against OFI.
Minute 791–1
Nagida equalises, Rennes 1–1 OFI
Mahamadou Nagida levelled in the 76th minute. Estéban Lepaul provided the assist. Earlier, OFI led through a Taxiarchis Fountas goal in the 10th minute. Will OFI score late again? This season, 3 of their 7 goals have come after the 75th minute.
Number of the match: 3 of 7 — That is how many of OFI's goals this season came after the 75th minute, so the team has late goals to its name.
Minute 120–1
Fountas scores, Rennes 0–1 OFI
Taxiarchis Fountas opens the scoring in the 10th minute, assisted by Thiago Nuss. OFI take the lead in the Europa League. Fountas now has 3 league goals this season.
Number of the match: 3 — That is how many league goals Fountas, who opened the scoring in this match, now has this season.
Live · half-time · 0–1
Rennes have the ball and the shots, OFI have Fountas's goal
At half-time it is Rennes 0–1 OFI in Matchday 2 of the Europa League. The hosts have the ball and the shots, the visitors have a goal from the 10th minute.
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Number of the match3 of 3OFI have led at half-time three times this season and won all three of those matches.
The ball at one end, the goal at the other. In the first half Rennes have 72% possession and 9 shots to OFI's one. Corners are 6 to 1. There is one shot on target for each side, and the visitors' went in in the 10th minute: Taxiarchis Fountas, assisted by Nikolaos Athanasiou. A contrast straight off a poster.
What the season says. Fountas now has 3 league goals this season. Before this match he had 2 goals in 3 games and was OFI's top scorer. The visitors also have a record they like: 3 of their 7 goals scored came after the 75th minute. Rennes, meanwhile, know matches in which both sides score: 7 of their last 10.
Before the match
Rennes, on one point, host OFI, who return to Europe after 26 years
Rennes, 17th in the table with 1 point after 1 match, host OFI in Matchday 2 of the Europa League. OFI sit 9th with 3 points. The club from Crete are back in European competition after a 26-year absence, and the two sides are meeting for the first time ever.
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Number of the match26 yearsThat is how long OFI were absent from European competition, to which the club returned this season.
Matchday 1 split the two clubs
The Europa League table after the first round shows a stark contrast. Rennes have 1 point from 1 match and are 17th. OFI have 3 points from 1 match and are 9th. For the club from Crete it carries extra meaning: it is a return to European competition after 26 years away, and OFI are the first team from an island in their history to play in European competition. Rennes took a point in the draw with Sturm Graz, OFI beat Hoffenheim.
A goalless draw and a win over Hoffenheim
Rennes drew 0–0 with Sturm Graz in the first round of the league phase, despite more than 60% possession and 23 shots. Before that, in Matchday 6 of Ligue 1, they beat Auxerre 4–1, with Boulaye Dia scoring twice, one of them in stoppage time. OFI began Europe with a 2–0 win over TSG Hoffenheim. Before that they lost 0–3 away at AEK Athens in the Greek Super League, a match in which Aitor Cantalapiedra was sent off.
The first meeting in history
Rennes and OFI have never played each other before. Matches between similar teams stand in for the lack of shared history. In 6284 matches in all leagues where the gap in strength between the teams was similar, the home side won 37%, the draw came in 28%, and the away side won 35%. At least 3 goals were scored in 50% of those games.
Goals at both ends
In 7 of Rennes' last 10 matches, both teams scored. Rennes won three of their last four games in all competitions, scoring seven goals and conceding six. In their last five matches OFI scored eight goals and conceded five, and most of those points came against domestic league opponents. This season 3 of OFI's 7 goals came after the 75th minute. The team's top league scorer is Taxiarchis Fountas with 2 goals in 3 matches.
Rest and squads
Rennes have had 4 days since their last Ligue 1 match, OFI 5 days since their Super League game. Rennes will be without Ayanda Sishuba, suspended for yellow cards, and the injured Gonçalo Oliveira. Coach Franck Haise has the other players available, though. OFI are missing Anastasios Chatzigiovanis, suspended for yellow cards, and the injured Aaron Leya Iseka, Christos Sielis and Nikolaos Marinakis. Iseka is out for several weeks with a thigh injury, Sielis is recovering from a thigh injury, and Marinakis has not yet played this season.
OFI's coach nearing a year in the job
OFI are managed by Christos Kontis, a 51-year-old coach. He has had short spells at Olympiakos, NFC Volos and Panathinaikos. He is approaching a year at OFI. Under him the club won their first match on returning to European competition and sit 9th in the Europa League table.
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Dramaweight 50%Winner at 90′, comeback from 0:1.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game.9.8Drama: 9.8 out of 10
Heroesweight 20%Boudlal scored the winner, keeper Christogeorgos: 7 saves.Someone played a match to remember.8.7Heroes: 8.7 out of 10
Stakesweight 15%It mattered for the table but settled nothing.3.5Stakes: 3.5 out of 10
Quality of playweight 15%An average number of chances.4.3Quality of play: 4.3 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
Worth watching: Watch it all
GolVolt rating 9.3more watchable than 93% of Europa League matches
10'Taxiarchis Fountas0:1twist76'Mahamadou Nagida1:1twist90'Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal2:1twist
0'half-time90+3'
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
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Rennes 2–1 OFI: Aït-Boudlal fixes his own mistake in the 90th minuteThe review gives the result away — switch spoilers back on to read it.
Rennes beat OFI 2–1 in the second round of the Europa League and picked up their first win in the competition under Franck Haise.
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