Media365 editorial staff, published on Friday, February 25, 2022 at 10:54 p.m.
Rennes won 4-2 in Montpellier on Friday evening, at the start of the 26th day of Ligue 1.
It seems distant, this time when the beautiful advertisements for Ligue 1 could be counted on the fingers of one hand. As often at the heart of this breathtaking and somewhat confusing season, a match, ordinary at first glance, made viewers jump on their sofa. In this duel of outsiders between Rennes and Montpellier, the Breton club had the last word. But he had to work.
Rennes hits hard from the start
A much less distressing scenario seemed to be taking shape for Rennes, however, who offered themselves a start to the match that was close to perfection. With high pressing and good use of the corridors, Genesio’s men quickly unblocked the situation through Terrier, author of a header taken from a precise center by Traoré (0-1, 8th). Untenable, the same Traoré distilled a second pancake on a center line this time taken over by Bourigeaud (0-2, 15th).
Montpellier did not give up
A new match then began. Stung by a new alert from Terrier (17th), the Montpellier residents stopped sinking. It took a quick reaction to get back on track. She came two minutes later, on a well-slammed recovery from Oyongo (1-2, 19th). The lines stretched and the two teams answered each other, before the coup de grace, signed Wahi. The Pailladin striker equalized with a splendid returned scissor just before the break (2-2, 42nd).
A nice firework
Difficult to do better after such an intense first act! Although less prolific, the second was nevertheless up to this great football match. As soon as they returned from the locker room, the Rennais gave a boost and Terrier, in all good shots, obtained a penalty that Laborde transformed in his old setting (2-3, 52nd). Rennes had the opportunities to take cover, but Montpellier found a second wind, too. And without a big Gomis and a touch of success, the Rouge et Noir would certainly have had a much more difficult end to the match – we think in particular of this pool shot where Mollet saw Meling clear the ball on his line (68th).
In the profession and wear and tear, Rennes salted the bill at the end of the match on a nice collective movement concluded by the classy Majer (2-4, 84th). The fireworks weren’t completely over, but the last attacks from Rennes didn’t materialize. More realistic, Rennes which, in one match, will have shown its two faces, distances itself from its opponent in the evening and even temporarily doubles Strasbourg in the standings. Curtain.
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