Lassine Sinayoko’s 90th-minute penalty seals Paris FC’s 4-3 Ligue 1 win

Sinayoko’s 90th-minute penalty seals Paris FC’s 4-3 Ligue 1 win

Paris FC defeated Rennes 4-3 in Ligue 1, with Lassine Sinayoko converting a penalty in the 90th minute to make it 4-3 and secure the win. Paris FC led 2-1 at half-time, but Rennes twice recovered an equalising position after the interval.

A late exchange of goals

Maxime López opened the scoring for Paris FC in the 14th minute, making it 1-0 with an assist from Sinayoko. Esteban Lepaul equalised from a penalty in the 29th minute for 1-1. López then scored again in the 45th minute, assisted by Sinayoko, to restore Paris FC’s lead at 2-1.

Lepaul’s penalty in the 74th minute made it 2-2. Two minutes later, Sinayoko scored a normal goal to put Paris FC ahead 3-2. Lepaul completed his hat-trick with another penalty in the 88th minute, bringing Rennes level at 3-3, before Sinayoko’s penalty delivered the final score.

Paris FC created the greater volume

Paris FC had 53% possession and recorded 19 total shots to Rennes’ 12, including 14 shots inside the box compared with Rennes’ seven. They also completed 445 accurate passes to Rennes’ 385. The expected-goals figures were closer, at 3.65 for Paris FC and 3.37 for Rennes, matching the competitive scoreline despite Paris FC’s higher shot count.

Rennes collected four yellow cards, including bookings for Przemysław Frankowski, Djaoui Cissé, Adrien Thomasson and Anthony Rouault. Paris FC received three, and neither team was shown a red card.

Paris FC move third in the listed standings

The provisional standings after this match place Paris FC third with 14 points from seven games, one point ahead of Rennes in sixth with 13 points. Lyon lead with 14 points. Sinayoko was the standout performer, receiving a 9.5 rating after two goals, two assists and four key passes. Paris FC entered the match with Draw, Win, Win, Draw, Win, Loss, Win in their pre-match form sequence; Rennes’ sequence was Draw, Win, Win, Win, Loss, Win.