The Bretons recovered their third place by coming to the end of the Olympic Nimes at the end of the game, thanks to a double from their Senegalese striker.
Relegated to 4th place in the standings following LOSC’s victory over the TFC (3-0) on Saturday evening, Stade Rennais had the opportunity to take back their place on the podium in Ligue 1 this Sunday, if successful against Nimes Olympic. Confronted with Crocodiles determined and invigorated by their beautiful current series, Julien Stéphan’s men tried everything or almost to win in front of their supporters, but had to wait until the very end of the match to reach it.
A crazy start to the match
Already confident at the start, it must be said that the Nîmes quickly put themselves in ideal conditions in Brittany. After only 34 seconds of play, Nolan Roux announced the color by offering himself the fastest goal of this 2019-20 season. The match had just started, that the former Stéphanos had already put his team on the right path. Opposite, Stade Rennais was already forced to react, and would have to score at least two goals to recover its 3rd place.
Not beaten by the physiognomy of this start of the match, the Reds and Blacks also reacted very quickly. Mbaye Niang, on the lookout in the area of the repair, took advantage of certain Nîmes clumsiness to try his luck by pivoting and putting the two teams tied (7th). After a crazy start to the match at Roazhon Park, Rennes put the pressure on to double the bet, but the two teams returned to the locker room in a draw.
Back from the locker room, Rennes, determined to take it, became more and more urgent. Under pressure, Anthony Briançon, the captain of the Crocodiles, was guilty of an ill-mastered gesture on Eduardo Camavinga and saw red (53rd). From this fact of play, Nîmes was content to undergo the Breton assaults, and was kept alive by its goalkeeper, in a very big day. Finally, it was after several minutes of strong time that Rennes unblocked the situation. Mbaye Niang, well found by Hamari Traoré, perfectly crossed his recovery from the head and capsized Roazhon Park (89th). His second double of the season. This one is worth gold!
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