Ghana’s Kamaldeen Sulemana performed creditably well on his debut for Stade Rennais FC in the Ligue 1 as he scored a brilliant goal in the game that ended 1-1 on opening day of the new season.
Sulemana impressed as SRFC fail to get over the line and the Ghanaian was given a standing ovation by his home fans.
Adam White of the Getfootballnewsfrance.com takes a look at the first Sunday lunchtime game of the Ligue 1 season as Rennes and Lens entertain in an open encounter.
Alfred Gomis, 5
Hamari Traoré, 6 – A little uncoordinated at times but used the ball nicely from his flank and in channels to feed Terrier and co. Solid defensively too.
Loïc Badé, 5
Nayef Aguerd, 3 – Solid enough overall but cost his team the win as it turned out thanks to an embarrassing defensive slip which allowed Banza to steal possession and set up Fofana.
Birger Meling, 6 – Very positive overlapped from full-back and showed some promising interplay with Sulemana.
Lesley Ugochukwu, 5
Eduardo Camavinga, 5 – One or two neat touches but failed to really impact the game, although his display was still an improvement on much of last season.
Flavien Tait, 6
Benjamin Bourigeaud, 6
Kamaldeen Sulemana, 7 – Supremely illusive and direct as he caused issues for Clauss and Fortes throughout the first half and curled a glorious opener in off the post.
Martin Terrier, 6 – Some graceful and bold use of the ball both in tight spaces and with some sweeping passes to progress play. Very close to 7 but lacked much tangible end product.
Also L’Equipe assigned a rating of 7 for Sulemana.
