Europa League, Group F, 1st Matchweek | Rennes vs Maccabi Haifa | Roazhon Park

Maccabi’s line-up: Itamar Nitzan, Daniel Sundgren, Abdoulaye Seck, Sean Goldberg, Pierre Cornud, Manuel “Show” Cafumana, Mahmoud Jaber, Tjaronn Chery (C), Anan Khalaili, Frantzdy Pierrot.

Kick Off 

1’ GOAL! Ludovic Blas receives the ball 18 meters from the target, shoots it from the air and sends the ball into Nitzan’s net. 1:0 for Rennes

27’ Show receives the ball at the center of the pitch, advances forward, and passes the ball to David who cuts to the center and shoots a curved ball from the edge of the box, but the ball goes just next to Mandanda’s post. 

31’ GOAL. Maccabi’s defense clears the ball poorly straight to Adrien Truffert, who shoots the ball from the edge of the box, and scores. 2:0 for Rennes.

35’ Chery crosses a free kick into the box, Pierrot heads the ball from a difficult angle, but Mandanda collects it. 

Second Half

46’ Substitution for Maccabi: Diaa Sabia in, Din David out.

48’ Sabia passes the ball to Chery who shoots from the edge of the box, straight into the goalkeeper’s hands. 

55’ GOAL. The ball is crossed into Maccabi’s box from corner kick, and Bertug Yildirim heads it in. 3:0 for Rennes

59’ Yellow Card: Manuel “Show” Cafumana (Maccabi)

61’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Ali Mohamed and Maor Kandil in, Frantzdy Pierrot and Manuel “Show” Cafumana out.

66’ Yellow Card: Maor Kandil (Maccabi)

69’ Double substitution for Rennes: Baptiste Santamaria and Amine Gouiri in, Nemanja Matic and Bertug Yildirim out.

72’ Substitution for Maccabi: Lorenco Simic in, Sean Goldberg out.

73’ Double substitution for Rennes: Fabian Rieder and Enzo Le Fee in, Benjamin Bourigeaud and Bertug Yildirim out.

78’ Yellow Card: Tjaronn Chery (Maccabi)

78’ Yellow Card: Amine Gouiri (Rennes)

80’ Substitution for Maccabi: Erik Shuranov in, Tjaronn Chery out.

82’ Substitution for Rennes: Mathis Lambourde in, Ludovic Blas out.

89’ Yellow Card: Ali Mohamed (Maccabi)

90’+4’ Final whistle.