Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Le Puy-en-Velay 1st with 59 points, Hyères 5th with 43, 16 apart. Recent form told a different story for Hyères: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: Le Puy-en-Velay 1.6 scored and 0.57 conceded per game, Hyères 1.07 and 0.87, with the league averaging 1.19.
Le Puy-en-Velay arrived on a run of eight straight wins, having scored in 10 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Le Puy-en-Velay 15/15, Hyères 8/15.
The match was played at Stade Charles Massot (capacity 4,800). On the scoreboard, Le Puy-en-Velay led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Le Puy-en-Velay: Mohamed Ben Fredj (10'), Rodney Mayela (90')