Tomáš Souček was on target, but West Ham United suffered their first defeat of pre-season on Saturday as Stade Rennais struck either side of the Czech’s effort to settle an entertaining contest in their favour by a 3-1 scoreline.
The French side took an early lead through Baptiste Santamaria’s stunning long-range strike, but West Ham worked their way back into the contest and levelled midway through the second half thanks to Souček’s towering header from a free-kick.
However, Rennes came again and re-took the lead 15 minutes from time when France U21 international Arnaud Kalimuendo flicked home from close range.
Then, right at the end, the unfortunate Angelo Ogbonna put through his own goal as Rennes claimed victory in north-western France.
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