Match Report
Lyon Duchère went into the game 18th in the table on 31 points; Stade Briochin sat 9th on 43 — a 12-point gap. Stade Briochin had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Lyon Duchère 0.97 scored and 1.53 conceded per game, Stade Briochin 0.94 and 0.97, with the league averaging 1.12.
Stade Briochin were unbeaten in 11.
Stade de Balmont in Lyon, capacity 5,438, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.