Match Report
Olympique d'Alès went into the game 10th in the table on 29 points; Fréjus St-Raphaël sat 7th on 36 — a 7-point gap. On the form table Olympique d'Alès stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Olympique d'Alès 0.88 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Fréjus St-Raphaël 0.96 and 0.73, with the league averaging 1.15.
Fréjus St-Raphaël were unbeaten in 7. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Olympique d'Alès against 13/15 for Fréjus St-Raphaël.
The venue was Stade Pierre Pibarot in Alès, with room for 20,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.