Match Report
In the standings it was Anglet Genets 2nd on 53 points, Libourne 1st on 57 — separated by 4. Libourne ranked just 6th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Anglet Genets 1.54 scored and 0.92 conceded per game, Libourne 2 and 0.58, with the league averaging 1.43.
Anglet Genets were unbeaten in 12, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Libourne had won seven straight, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
Stade Saint-Jean in Anglet staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,300. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Anglet Genets led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.