Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Andrézieux 4th with 51 points, Stade Montois 16th with 10, 41 apart. Recent form told a different story for Andrézieux: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Andrézieux were scoring 1.43 and conceding 1, Stade Montois 0.8 and 2.23, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game.
Stade Montois had not won in 7 games. The last-five ledger: Andrézieux 10/15, Stade Montois 2/15.
The venue was L'Envol Stadium in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, with room for 5,000 spectators. Stade Montois led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 3-3 full-time score.