Match Report
Dieppe, 3rd on 42 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Vire (1st, 59). Vire had been under-performing their position — 7th on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.35/0.92 for Dieppe and 2.54/1.12 for Vire (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.46.
Stade Jean Dasnias in Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,776. J. Pikorki took charge of the match — our records show 22 games refereed with an average of 0.0 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.