The players and the public of a full Roazhon Park stadium observed a time of applause, while the screens broadcast a photo of the 32-year-old journalist. "With courage and commitment, he has never ceased to inform as many people as possible of the reality of a conflict," announced the club's speaker.

Born in Sarajevo, Arman Soldin arrived as a child in France to escape the war and was remembered in Rennes as a brilliant student and a football enthusiast.