Match Report
USSA Vertou, 6th with 39 points, sat 19 points above Drapeau Fougères (14th, 20). Drapeau Fougères had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: USSA Vertou 1.42 scored and 1.23 conceded per game, Drapeau Fougères 1.19 and 1.58, with the league averaging 1.27.
USSA Vertou had drawn four in a row. Drapeau Fougères had been beaten in four straight games. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for USSA Vertou against 1/15 for Drapeau Fougères.
Stade des Échalonnières staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500. On the scoreboard, Drapeau Fougères led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
USSA Vertou: P. Josse (9') · Drapeau Fougères: Antoine Le Blay (2'), A. Kourouma (44'), Antoine Le Blay (60')