Match Report
Le Puy F.43 Auvergne went into the game 16th in the table on 35 points; Le Mans sat 11th on 43 — an 8-point gap. On the form table Le Puy-en-Velay stood 7th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 1 scored and 1.47 conceded per game, Le Mans 1.47 and 1.24, with the league averaging 1.25.
Stade Charles Massot in Le-Puy-en-Velay staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,800. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-4.