England Under-21s’ 11-match winning streak came to an end as France recovered from two goals down to win a friendly 3-2 in Brest.

Harry Kane scored against the run of play midway through the first half and added a second little more than a minute later to take his tally to eight goals in 10 Under-21 appearances.

Tom Ince was the provider of both but was powerless to prevent the score becoming Tottenham 2 Arsenal 2 at Stade Francis Le Blé.

The Gunners striker Yaya Sanogo pulled one back after 30 minutes and struck his second from close range before the interval.

France, who missed out on qualification for the Euro 2015 finals in the Czech Republic, completed their comeback when the substitute Kingsley Coman struck 17 minutes from time.

It was the first defeat for Gareth Southgate’s Young Lions, and England Under-21s’ first since the last European tournament in Israel in 2013, a run of 15 games. The only previous blip was a draw in Finland in September 2013.

England beat Portugal 3-1 in Burnley last Thursday for an 11th straight win and Southgate made five changes, with Kane among those coming in.

There was torrential rain in western France and England had to withstand wave after wave of Les Bleus attacks but the visitors showed their pedigree at their first glimpse of goal.

Ince dropped deep and fed Kane in the left channel and the Tottenham striker demonstrated composure to lift the ball over the France goalkeeper, Alphonse Areola.

A second followed swiftly when Ince turned brilliantly on receiving Nathaniel Chalobah’s pass inside the area and then fired across goal for Kane to apply the finishing touch on the line.

France halved their deficit with a deserved goal when Benjamin Mendy clipped the ball to the back post and Antoine Conte’s cross was tucked in by Sanogo.

France levelled after Jonathan Bond’s save from Jordan Veretout found Paul-Georges Ntep. The winger turned the ball into the six-yard box where Sanogo pounced. It was no less than France deserved.

Sanogo fired into the side-netting as France pressure continued in the second half and the English resistance was finally broken when Ntep ran at the visiting defence and fed Coman who side-footed into the corner.

France U21: Areola, Laporte, Conte, Mendy, Gbamin, Tolisso (Sanson, 74), Imbula (Bakayoko, 64), Veretout, Ntep,Sanogo, Thauvin (Coman 63).

Subs not used: Nardi, Foulquier, Amavi, Bahebeck.

England U21: Bond, Keane, Garbutt, Gibson (Jenkinson. 42), Lascelles, Chalobah (Forster-Caskey. 33), Carroll, Pritchard (Ings. 46), Ince, Kane (Wilson. 65),Redmond.

Subs not used: Butland, Robinson, Hughes, Bamford, Woodrow.

Referee: S Gozubuyuk (Hol). Att: 5,000