Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Laval II 5th with 41 points, Pouzauges Réaumur 14th with 18, 23 apart. Laval II ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Per game in the league, Pouzauges Réaumur were scoring 1.19 and conceding 2.19, Laval II 1.42 and 1.08, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Laval II, winners of their last three, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Pouzauges Réaumur, 13/15 for Laval II.
Stade Jacques Chartier in Pouzauges hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Laval II led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Pouzauges Réaumur: P. N'Guessan (87'), P. N'Guessan (90') · Laval II: L. Lemoine (46'), Sébastien da Silva (75'), M. Beaudouin (86')