Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Metz (2nd, 70 pts) and Luzenac (12th, 48 pts). On recent form Metz sat only 11th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Luzenac 1.13 scored and 1.24 conceded per game, Metz 1.63 and 0.97, with the league averaging 1.19.
Level finishes had become the habit for Luzenac: three in a row.
The venue was Stade Municipal Paul Fédou in Luzenac. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Luzenac led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.


