Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between Istres (1st, 45 pts) and Cagnes-Le Cros (11th, 27 pts). Istres had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.58/1.04 for Istres and 1.33/1.75 for Cagnes-Le Cros (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.4.
A win had eluded Cagnes-Le Cros for 7 matches. Over the last five, Istres had taken 7 of 15 points to Cagnes-Le Cros's 1.
Stade Parsemain in Fos-sur-Mer staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,500. Cagnes-Le Cros led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.