Lens, dilatih mantan striker Prancis Jean-Pierre Papin, terlebih dahulu kecolongan dua kali dan kelihatannya pada babak kedua kedudukan akan berkesudahan 4-2 untuk Le Mans, namun Lens dalam tempo semenit menggebrak dua angka lagi untuk menyamakan kedudukan.
Lens, coached by former French striking great Jean-Pierre Papin, had to come from behind twice to take what looked like an unassailable 4-2 lead in the second-half only for Le Mans to strike twice in a minute to level it.