Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Bressuire (7th, 35 pts) and Les Herbiers II (14th, 19 pts). Bressuire had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Bressuire were scoring 0.92 and conceding 0.88, Les Herbiers II 1.08 and 1.92, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Bressuire in 9 games, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Les Herbiers II had gone 10 games without a win. The last-five ledger: Bressuire 11/15, Les Herbiers II 2/15.
Stade Alain Metayer staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,200. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Bressuire: Simon Metois (86')