Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Le Mans 1st with 60 points, Granville 10th with 37, 23 apart. Le Mans had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Le Mans 1.97 scored and 0.9 conceded per game, Granville 1.27 and 1.2, with the league averaging 1.29.
Stade de La Pincenardière in Mulsanne staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. On the scoreboard, Le Mans led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.