Stade Rennais secured a 2-1 victory over OFI Crete in the UEFA Europa League.

The UEFA Europa League clash took place on 15 October 2026 at Roazhon Park in Rennes. Both sides entered the League Phase fixture looking to claim three points, and the atmosphere was charged as the home crowd awaited the opening whistle.

How it unfolded

The match began brightly for the visitors, as OFI Crete took the lead in the 10th minute. Taxiarchis Fountas rose to meet a cross from Nicolaos Athanasiou and headed the ball from the centre of the box into the bottom left corner, putting OFI ahead 1-0.

The first half continued with disciplined defending, but the tension rose when Kresimir Krizmanic received a yellow card in the 41st minute for a bad foul. The booking did not alter the scoreline, and the half ended with OFI maintaining their slender advantage.

The second half opened with another caution for OFI when Lorenzo Dickmann was booked in the 59th minute for a bad foul. Rennes responded by pressing higher up the pitch, and their efforts were rewarded in the 67th minute when Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal was shown a yellow card for a bad foul of his own.

Stade Rennais broke the deadlock in the 76th minute. Mahamadou Nagida, playing on the left side of the attack, unleashed a left-footed shot from the centre of the box that curled into the top right corner, levelling the match at 1-1.

Just two minutes later, Mahdi Camara received a yellow card in the 78th minute for a bad foul, but the home side kept the momentum. The decisive moment arrived in the 90th minute when Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal, who had been booked earlier, struck a right-footed shot from the centre of the box that found the bottom right corner, restoring Rennes’ lead to 2-1. The final whistle confirmed the result.

Standout performers

  • Taxiarchis Fountas (OFI Crete) – Scored the opening goal with a well-timed header from Nicolaos Athanasiou’s cross in the 10th minute.
  • Mahamadou Nagida (Stade Rennais) – Equalised in the 76th minute with a precise left-footed strike from the centre of the box.
  • Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal (Stade Rennais) – Not only booked in the 67th minute but also delivered the winning goal in the 90th minute, finishing calmly from the centre of the box.

Match facts

  • Final score: Stade Rennais 2-1 OFI Crete
  • Scorers: Taxiarchis Fountas (10’) – Mahamadou Nagida (76’) – Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal (90’)
  • Bookings: Kresimir Krizmanic (41’), Lorenzo Dickmann (59’) – both OFI; Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal (67’), Mahdi Camara (78’) – both Rennes
  • Venue: Roazhon Park, Rennes

What it means

Stade Rennais earned three points from the League Phase encounter, moving ahead in the UEFA Europa League group, while OFI Crete left Rennes with a single point after their early lead was overturned.