Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Le Poire sur Vie VF 7th with 57 points, Quevilly Rouen 20th with 23, 34 apart. Le Poire sur Vie VF had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Le Poire sur Vie VF were scoring 1.24 and conceding 0.92, Quevilly Rouen 0.89 and 1.95, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Le Poire sur Vie VF's unbeaten run stood at 8. 10 games without a win framed Quevilly Rouen's arrival. Over the last five, Le Poire sur Vie VF had taken 11 of 15 points to Quevilly Rouen's 1.
Stade de l'Idonnière in Le Poiré-sur-Vie, capacity 4,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Le Poire sur Vie VF led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-1.