Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Challans (8th, 33 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Ancienne Château-Gontier (14th, 11 pts). The last five rounds placed Challans no better than 12th for form, against 8th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Challans 1.54 scored and 1.31 conceded per game, Ancienne Château-Gontier 0.69 and 2.38, with the league averaging 1.41.
Momentum sat with Challans, winners of their last three, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Ancienne Château-Gontier had not won in 11 games. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Challans against 1/15 for Ancienne Château-Gontier.
Stade Jean Leveille in Challans, capacity 1,000, hosted the game. Ancienne Château-Gontier led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 5-1 full-time score.