Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Biesheim (1st, 55 pts) held a 46-point advantage over Illkirch Graffenstaden (12th, 9 pts). Biesheim ranked just 7th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. In league terms the two rates read 2.08/0.81 for Biesheim and 0.62/2.54 for Illkirch Graffenstaden (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
Biesheim carried an 11-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Defeat had followed defeat for Illkirch Graffenstaden — four in succession. From the last five rounds, Biesheim held 11 points of 15 and Illkirch Graffenstaden 3.
The match was played at Stade Municipal in Biesheim (capacity 2,000). On the scoreboard, Biesheim led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.