Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Union Cosnoise (3rd, 44 pts) and Chateauneuf-sur-Loire (13th, 25 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Chateauneuf-sur-Loire 1.23 scored and 2.08 conceded per game, Union Cosnoise 1.69 and 1.54, with the league averaging 1.47.
Chateauneuf-sur-Loire had been beaten in four straight games. Union Cosnoise came in having won seven on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Chateauneuf-sur-Loire had taken 1 of 15 points to Union Cosnoise's 15.
Stade Lièvre d'Or, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Chateauneuf-sur-Loire: Thomas Alvarez (19'), Thomas Alvarez (68') · Union Cosnoise: Amaury Jaures (23'), Julien Grebert (90')
Key stats
Possession: Chateauneuf-sur-Loire 48% · Union Cosnoise 52% · Total shots: 17-17 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 6-9