Match Report
4th against 9th, but level on points: Auxerre and Zenit both had 3. Auxerre ranked just 31st in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.5/2 for Auxerre and 1/2 for Zenit (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.71.
Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. On the scoreboard, Auxerre led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Auxerre: Ireneusz Jelen (53'), C. Hengbart (9')