Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Grande-Synthe 2nd with 48 points, Ailly 14th with 17, 31 apart. Per game in the league, Grande-Synthe were scoring 1.15 and conceding 0.73, Ailly 0.77 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
Ailly had not won in 5 games. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Grande-Synthe against 2/15 for Ailly.
Stade Jean Deconinck staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Grande-Synthe led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Grande-Synthe: F. Terrier (18'), S. Segarel (82') · Ailly: P. Kleisch (78')