Le Mans menyamakan kedudukan ketika pemain tengah berusia 22 tahun Martin Douillard mencetak gol pada menit ke-35 dan mendapat keuntungan ketika pemain belakang Bordeaux Franck Jurietti langsung mendapat kartu merah karena menampar wajah Douillard.
Le Mans got back into the game when 22-year-old midfielder Martin Douillard scored in the 35th minute and were further boosted when Bordeaux defender Franck Jurietti was handed a straight red for slapping Douillard's face.