Olympique de Marseille did not leave a lot of time to Ismaël Koné to integrate and get their hands on the Ligue 1. Arrived during the offseason from Watford, the Canadian midfielder had only played 9 games before being loaned with option to buy at Stade Rennais, as part of the coming of Amine Gouiri.
Used 7 times by Habib Beye with the Breton club, Koné showed on Sunday, during the trip to Angers (0-3), that OM might have had to be a little more patient. It's just a goal, of course, but what a goal! At a time when Olympique Marseille is sorely lacking players capable of hitting far and tightened blocks from afar, Ismaël Koné was spectacular in this area.
Ismaël Koné, the Stade Rennais midfielder.
A goal and a decisive pass
Coming into play in the 64th minute in place of Séko Fofana, the 22-year-old did not take long before taking his ease on the lawn of the Raymond-Kopa stadium. After a good ball conduct, the native of Abidjan sent a strike of mad violence in the skylight of Yahia Fofana from 20 meters.
