PARIS (AP) — Le Havre overcame a second-minute sending off to beat Toulouse 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
Captain Arouna Sangante was ejected when the referee upgraded the defender's card from yellow to red after he caught Brazilian forward Emersonn's ankle.
Despite the setback, Le Havre took the lead through forward Issa Soumaré in the 43rd minute, only for veteran defender Djibril Sidibé to equalize in first-half stoppage time.
Soumaré grabbed his second goal in the 53rd on a counterattack after being set up by new signing Sofiane Boufal.
Le Havre was in 13th place with Toulouse in ninth ahead of Sunday's other games.
Resurgent Lyon looked for a 13th straight win in all competitions when it hosted Nice later Sunday.
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Lens won 5-0 at Paris FC on Saturday to move one point ahead of defending champion Paris Saint-Germain, which lost 3-1 at Rennes on Friday for its third defeat of the campaign.
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