Match Report
The table read 17th (Sedan, 35 pts) against 16th (CA Bastia, 36 pts), 1 points apart. On the form table Sedan stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.19 goals per team per game, Sedan ran at 1.15 scored and 1.53 conceded, CA Bastia at 1 and 1.56.
Defeat had followed defeat for CA Bastia — three in succession. Sedan had banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; CA Bastia, 2.
Stade Louis-Dugauguez, capacity 23,189, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Sedan led 3-1 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 7-1.
Goal scorers
Sedan: B. Hamdi (8'), Steve Haguy (16'), Koro Koné (36'), C. Doumbia (54' og), F. Borgniet (59'), Koro Koné (80'), A. Kaboré (90') · CA Bastia: J. Grimaldi (34')