 Upon his arrival, Ribéry was handed the number 7 shirt and made his debut on 30 July 2005 in a 2 – 0 defeat to Bordeaux collecting a yellow card. On 17 September, he scored his first goal for the club in their 2 – 1 victory over Troyes. Two weeks later, Ribéry netted goals in back-to-back matches in victories over his former club Metz and Nice. On 19 November, Ribéry scored the game-winning goal in a 2 – 1 win over Nantes. The goal, scored from almost 35 metres (1,400 in) out, was later voted the goal of the season by supporters.
