Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Echallens 6th with 50 points, Yverdon Sport II 16th with 20, 30 apart. Echallens had been under-performing their position — 34th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Yverdon Sport II were scoring 1.27 and conceding 2.87, Echallens 1.8 and 1.3, against a competition average of 1.56 goals per team per game.
Yverdon Sport II entered with six losses in a row. Defeat had not touched Echallens in 6 games. The last-five ledger: Yverdon Sport II 0/15, Echallens 11/15.
The venue was Stade Municipal in Yverdon-les-Bains, with room for 30,127 spectators. On the scoreboard, Echallens led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-4.