Comeback Complete as Rennes Defeat OFI Crete 2-1

Rennes came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory over OFI Crete in their Europa League Round 2 fixture at Roazhon Park on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Played under partly cloudy skies with a temperature of 17 degrees, the hosts entered the match as overwhelming favorites, while the visitors arrived as heavy underdogs. Despite falling behind early through Taxiarchis Fountas, Rennes responded through Mahamadou Nagida's second-half equalizer before Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal struck in the final minute to complete the turnaround, handing Franck Haise's side all three points.

Key Events

10' - Nikolaos Athanasiou assisted Taxiarchis Fountas to score, giving OFI Crete a shock lead at 0-1.

41' - Krešimir Krizmanić was shown a yellow card for OFI Crete.

46' - OFI Crete made a substitution: Giannis Apostolakis replaced Taxiarchis Fountas.

59' - Lorenzo Dickmann was booked with a yellow card for OFI Crete.

67' - Rennes brought on Eliezer Mayenda in place of Ludovic Blas.

67' - OFI Crete introduced Aitor Cantalapiedra for Kenan Kodro.

67' - OFI Crete introduced Zisis Karachalios for Andreas Bouchalakis.

67' - Rennes introduced Boulaye Dia for Valentin Rongier.

67' - Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal was shown a yellow card for Rennes.

76' - Mahamadou Nagida scored for Rennes, leveling the match at 1-1.

79' - Rennes made a triple change: Issa Soumaré replaced Mousa Tamari, Bryan Reynolds replaced Przemysław Frankowski, and Djaoui Cissé replaced Sebastian Szymański.

79' - Mahdi Camara was booked with a yellow card for Rennes.

80' - OFI Crete introduced Giannis Theodosoulakis for Thiago Nuss.

83' - OFI Crete introduced Borja González for Lorenzo Dickmann.

90' - Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal scored for Rennes, sealing a 2-1 victory.

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