The Ukrainian newcomer of the French "Marseille" - midfielder of the Ukrainian national team Ruslan Malinovsky - yesterday played the third match for his new club. At the same time, the 29-year-old Ukrainian played all 90 minutes of the match for the Provencals for the first time.
This time, Malinovsky took part in the 1/16 final match of the French Cup against Rennes. The Ukrainian legionnaire of Marseille failed to score with effective actions, but in the 9th minute of the meeting he was as close as possible to opening the score: after his free kick, the ball hit the crossbar of the Rennes goal.
It should be noted that Malinovsky played under the 9th number in this match, although he chose the number 18 for himself in Marseille. This is due to the fact that the regulations of the French Cup oblige the participating clubs to form their starting lineups for all matches of the tournament with the playing numbers of the players from 1 to 11.
French Cup. 1/16 finals
Marseille - Rennes - 1:0 (0:0)
Goal: Guendouzi (59)
Marseille: Lopez, Kolasinac, Gigot, Balerdi (Mbemba 62), Nuno Tavares, Vereto (Guye 89) Malinovsky, Rongye, Guendouzi, Under, Sanchez (Dieng, 62).