Le Havre beats Toulouse in Ligue 1 despite playing nearly the entire game with 10 men

PARIS — 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.

Fighting briefly broke out between rival supporters after the final whistle. Stewards and riot police quickly intervened.

Resurgent Lyon looked for a 13th straight win in all competitions when it hosted Nice later Sunday.

Other matches

In a contest between teams fighting relegation, Auxerre won 3-1 at rock-bottom Metz.

Auxerre is in 16th place — which is the relegation-promotion playoff spot — and five points behind Paris FC in 15th. Metz has not won a league game since beating Nice on Nov. 9.

Midtable Lorient beat Angers 2-0 at home with goals from Pablo Pagis and Jean-Victor Makengo.

Lens won 5-0 at Paris FC on Saturday to move top — one point ahead of defending champion Paris Saint-Germain, which lost 3-1 at Rennes on Friday for its third defeat of the campaign.

PSG lost only two league games last season.