Match Report
9 points and 3 places separated them: La Roche 1st with 51, Sablé 4th with 42. Scoring rates set the scale: La Roche 2 scored and 1.04 conceded per game, Sablé 2.04 and 1.54, with the league averaging 1.49.
A win had eluded Sablé for 9 matches. Recent form was uneven: 8/15 points for La Roche, 2/15 for Sablé.
The match was played at Stade Henri Desgrange in La Roche-sur-Yon (capacity 1,800). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sablé led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.