Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Consolat Marseille (5th, 54 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Épinal (15th, 37 pts). Épinal ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.97/1.15 for Épinal and 1.53/1.29 for Consolat Marseille (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.19.
Épinal had not won in 7 games. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Épinal against 9/15 for Consolat Marseille.
The match was played at Stade de la Colombière (capacity 7,200). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Épinal led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-4.
Goal scorers
Épinal: A. Gboho (1'), A. Lemb (38') · Consolat Marseille: Guy Niangbo Nassa (78'), Julien López (21'), Guy Niangbo Nassa (50'), F. Barrillon (72')