NANTES, France (Interstat) — Nantes and Brest opened their Ligue 1 seasons with a 1-1 draw Sunday at Stade de la Beaujoire.

Mostafa Mohamed gave the home side an early lead in the ninth minute, finishing an assist from Louis Leroux. Brest pushed for an equalizer and found it deep into second-half stoppage time. In the 95th minute, substitute Brendan Chardonnet scored to secure a point for the visitors, assisted by fellow substitute Romain Del Castillo.

The match was contentious, featuring five yellow cards. Brest’s Dehmaine Assoumani was sent off with a red card in the 65th minute, forcing his team to play a man down for the final half-hour. The result left both clubs with identical records of zero wins, zero losses and one draw to start the campaign.