A second-half penalty from Jean-Claude Darcheville earned second-placed Bordeaux a 1-0 win and ensured a losing farewell to the Stade Beaujoire for long-serving Nantes goalkeeper Mickael Landreau.

Landreau is leaving the club after 13 successful years in the summer with Paris St Germain his likely destination.

However, Darcheville's spot kick with 13 minutes to play denied him a clean sheet on his farewell appearance at his home ground for Les Canaris.

Nantes started the match well and in the very first minute Nicolas Savinaud, who like Landreau has been in the first team for a decade, hit the bar.

Next Bocundji Ca and Denis Oliech worked a good move but it was to no avail for Les Canaris.

Bordeaux's first real threat came after 23 minutes when Pablo Francia found Denilson, who shot when Darcheville had been in a better goalscoring position.

Nantes were having the better of things and Jeremy Toulalan's 35-yard shot forced a fine save from Ulrich Rame before Marc Planus got in a vital tackle to deny Oliech.

In the second half it was Nantes who continued to make the running with Oliech meeting a Franck Signorino cross and forcing a fine save from Rame.

However, against the run of play Bordeaux took the lead as substitute Rio Antonio Mavuba was brought down in the box by Loic Guillon and Darcheville converted what would prove to be the matchwinning goal from the spot.

There was a bizarre incident after 84 minutes when referee Tony Chapron brandished a red card at Rame after a supposed foul on Oliech, but then discovered his assistant had ruled the Kenyan striker was offside.

No penalty was awarded and Rame was recalled to the field.

Rame's reprieve proved decisive as he then pulled off a brilliant save to keep out a volley from Savinaud.