Match Report
Le Puy F.43 Auvergne, 2nd with 46 points, sat 17 points above Olympique d'Alès (10th, 29). Olympique d'Alès's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 10th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 1.5 scored and 0.92 conceded per game, Olympique d'Alès 0.88 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.15.
Defeat had not touched Le Puy F.43 Auvergne in 15 games, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Olympique d'Alès had not won in 6 games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Le Puy F.43 Auvergne against 3/15 for Olympique d'Alès.
Stade Charles Massot in Le-Puy-en-Velay staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,800. On the scoreboard, Le Puy F.43 Auvergne led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.