Match Report
12 points and 5 places separated them: Côte Bleue 7th with 26, Gemenos 12th with 14. Côte Bleue had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.44/1.28 for Côte Bleue and 0.94/1.89 for Gemenos (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.37.
Level finishes had become the habit for Côte Bleue: three in a row.
The match was played at Stade Michel Hidalgo in Saint-Gratien (capacity 7,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Côte Bleue led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.