Match Report
The table read 16th (Le Havre II, 29 pts) against 9th (Mantes 78, 39 pts), 10 points apart. The last five rounds placed Mantes 78 no better than 13th for form, against 9th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Le Havre II 0.97 scored and 1.7 conceded per game, Mantes 78 0.97 and 1.32, with the league averaging 1.43.
Mantes 78 entered with four wins in a row. Le Havre II had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Mantes 78, 12.
The referee was N. Brotons, with 28 matches in our database and 0.1 yellows per game on average. Stade Maurice Bacquet in Gonfreville-l'Orcher staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.


