Adrien Hunou scored a decisive goal for Stade Rennais, 2-1 winners against Olympique de Marseille.

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  • Stade Rennais defeated Olympique de Marseille on Wednesday night at Roazhon Park (2-1).

  • Reduced to 10, OM conceded two goals in the second period scored by Hamari Traoré and Adrien Hunou.

  • With four goals this season, Hunou is his club's top scorer but often remains a substitute. 

At Roazhon Park.

It could only be him.

Defeated twice by monstrous saves from Mandanda last year, Adrien Hunou could not be the hero of the match at the Vélodrome.

He waited a little over a year to take revenge on the Marseille goalkeeper.

As we played the 85th minute, the Stade Rennais striker took a deflected free kick to place the ball in the empty cage, flirting with the amount.

An extremely important goal for his club, entangled in a nasty series of games without a win that ended in Nice on Sunday.

After seeing Hamari Traoré open the scoring (it was already a surprise), it was finally the home striker who sealed the fate of the meeting against the players of Villas-Boas furious with the refereeing.

With a straight bust, a high chin, the Rennes striker celebrated his goal in a deserted Roazhon Park which nevertheless dedicated a chorus to him.

“Adrien Hunou, it's Adrien Hunou…”.

With four goals this season, the Rennais are the top scorer in the squad.

A shame for the one who is almost always replacing and who is affectionately known as Adrien "Pippo" Hunou, in reference to the legend Inzaghi.

“He has already started games.

Adrien, he has an exceptional temperament and mentality.

He is able to start and make a very good return too.

He needs few situations, ”admitted Julien Stéphan at the end of the meeting.

Relegated behind Guirassy and blocked by the return of Niang, Hunou had even seen young Rutter being preferred to him lately.

“Tonight it seemed like a game for him.

We know his direction of movement in the area, he feels the blows well ”.

Adrien Hunou played his 150th game with the @staderennais against Marseille and scored his 36th achievement.

The 4th of the season in Ligue 1 for those who have only started 3 games.

Flair and sense of placement.

A luxury supersub, undeniably.

- Jean-Félix (@Piazzooo) December 16, 2020

Asked after his goal against Angers, the player who had been loaned to Clermont to get tough was not hiding.

“I try by my short playing time to respond present and send positive signals to the coach.

Obviously I would like to have a little more playing time and add my stone to the building because I aspire to help the team, to be the number 1 striker at Stade Rennais ”.

Much used by Sabri Lamouchi who had described him as "the ideal son-in-law", the Rennes striker has appeared for less time since the arrival of Julien Stéphan.

Already a striker in Strasbourg, he narrowly failed to offer victory to his club.

He waited for the gala match against OM to eat his prey.

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