Match Report
Le Puy F.43 Auvergne went into the game 15th in the table on 23 points; Gazélec Ajaccio sat 17th on 19 — a 4-point gap. Le Puy-en-Velay ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 1.08 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Gazélec Ajaccio 0.6 and 1.4, with the league averaging 1.19.
The venue was Stade Charles Massot in Le-Puy-en-Velay, with room for 4,800 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.