Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Olympique St Quentin 1st with 54 points, Boulogne II 7th with 37, 17 apart. Boulogne II had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Boulogne II 1.23 scored and 1.19 conceded per game, Olympique St Quentin 1.85 and 0.77, with the league averaging 1.31.
The venue was Stade de la Waroquerie Annexe 4 in Saint-Martin-Boulogne, with room for 1,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.