00:09Welcome to today's League One match between Auxerre and Rennes at the Stade de la Bay
00:13de Champ. Aiming to put more distance between themselves and automatic relegation, Auxerre
00:17return home on Sunday. A 3-1 win over Mets has the Burgundy side sitting 16th in the table,
00:23while Rennes are 6th after defeating Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 last week. Throughout February,
00:28Auxerre have been chipping away at their relegation deficit, unbeaten in their three-league fixtures
00:32this month. Over that run, Christophe Pellissier's men have conceded just once and entered this
00:36weekend five points below a guaranteed place in League One. On Sunday, they can potentially close
00:41that gap and end a four-match winless run at home. The lowest-scoring team in the top flight with
00:46just
00:4717 goals have been especially poor at home. Failing to net on six occasions, life without
00:52Habib Bey began well, with Rennes knocking off the reigning league champions. Under interim boss
00:57Sebastian Tamburay. His time is now over with the club appointing former niece coach Frank
01:01Haiz earlier this week as the new permanent manager.
01:11The match began with Rennes showing immediate intent. They broke the deadlock in the 20th minute.
01:17After an initial save from Abubakar Nagaida, the ball fell to Mahdi Kamara, who fired home from
01:24close range to make it nil-one. Just two minutes later, Rennes doubled their lead. A swift move
01:30culminated in Esteban Lepol, finding the back of the net with a right-footed shot from the center of
01:36the box, making it nil-two. Osser struggled to respond, with loss-signed Sineyoko caught offside
01:43as they tried to build pressure. In first half-added time, Rennes struck again on a fast break.
01:48Mahdi Kamara scored his second of the game with a powerful strike from outside the box,
01:54sending the visitors into the break with a commanding 3-nil lead. Osser made four substitutions
02:01at the start of the second half in an attempt to change their fortunes. The second half was a more
02:06disciplined affair, with both sides picking up early yellow cards. Quentin Merlin was booked for Rennes in
02:13the 47th minute, followed by Alicia Owusu for Osser in the 55th minute. Rennes continued to control
02:20possession and created several chances. Ludovic Blas, who came on as a substitute, had a shot saved
02:28in the 70th minute. Despite late pressure and corners from Rennes, the score remained unchanged.
02:34The match finished with a decisive victory for the visitors.
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