Match Report
29 points for Trouville Deauville (11th), 41 for Linas-Montlhery (4th): a 12-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Linas-Montlhery: only 13th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Trouville Deauville were scoring 1.04 and conceding 1.42, Linas-Montlhery 1.77 and 1.42, against a competition average of 1.36 goals per team per game.
Linas-Montlhery had not lost in 5 games. Over the last five, Trouville Deauville had taken 6 of 15 points to Linas-Montlhery's 13.
The venue was Stade du Commandant Hébert, with room for 1,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-3.