Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Maubeuge 10th with 37 points, Longueau 14th with 12, 25 apart. Maubeuge ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.54/1.69 for Maubeuge and 0.69/2.08 for Longueau (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.54.
Longueau had lost three in a row. Maubeuge had banked 7 of the last 15 points on offer; Longueau, 1.
The venue was Stade Léo Lagrange 5 in Maubeuge, with room for 1,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Longueau led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.