Match Report
Le Mans went into the game 2nd in the table on 51 points; Aubervilliers sat 7th on 37 — a 14-point gap. Per game in the league, Le Mans were scoring 1.81 and conceding 0.88, Aubervilliers 1.5 and 1.35, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Le Mans had been beaten in three straight games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Defeat had not touched Aubervilliers in 5 games.
The match was played at Stade de La Pincenardière (capacity 25,000). Le Mans led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Le Mans: A. Billeaux (32'), Abdoul Kader Bamba (34'), P. Kébé (44') · Aubervilliers: I. Bamba (90')