Rennes vs Auxerre 4-1

Rennes beat Auxerre 4-1 at Roazhon Park after two late goals from Boulaye Dia. Dia came off the bench and scored twice in stoppage time to turn a 2-1 lead into a comfortable finish.

Rennes went ahead in the 15th minute when Esteban Lepaul scored from Charlie Cresswell’s assist for 1-0. Auxerre equalised in the 25th minute through Cameron Archer, set up by Mamadou Diop, and the teams went in level at 1-1.

Adrien Thomasson restored Rennes’ lead in the 53rd minute from Bryan Reynolds’ pass. Rennes then made two changes on 67 minutes, sending on Djaoui Cissé and Eliezer Mayenda, before another double change on 77 minutes brought on Boulaye Dia and Ludovic Blas. Dia, who came on in the 77th minute, made it 3-1 three minutes into stoppage time from Blas’s assist, then struck again two minutes later from Reynolds’ pass for 4-1. Auxerre made two changes on 77 minutes and three minutes later, but never got back into it after Rennes moved ahead for good.

Rennes had 58% of the possession, 525 passes to Auxerre’s 376, and 21 shots to 12, with 11 on target compared with 5. They also led the corners 12-5 and had the better xG, 1.97 to 1.51, while Auxerre finished with 7 saves to Rennes’ 4 and Rennes were flagged offside twice to Auxerre’s 4.

Rennes collected four yellow cards, with Anthony Rouault booked in the 50th minute, Adrien Thomasson and Esteban Lepaul both booked in the 59th minute, and Djaoui Cissé cautioned on 90 minutes. Auxerre did not receive a booking, and there were no red cards.