Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Martigues (6th, 47 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Paulhan Pézenas (16th, 23 pts). Against a league average of 1.18 goals per team per game, Martigues ran at 1.4 scored and 1.1 conceded, Paulhan Pézenas at 0.63 and 1.5.
Martigues had drawn three in a row. Paulhan Pézenas had gone 9 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 9/15 points for Martigues, 2/15 for Paulhan Pézenas.
Stade Francis Turcan, capacity 11,500, hosted the game. Martigues led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 5-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Martigues: S. Mramboini (9'), Paul Alo'o Efoulou (24'), Paul Alo'o Efoulou (45'), Diavoye Diarra (85'), Y. Gharbi (90') · Paulhan Pézenas: M. Kabore (60'), R. Pioton (70')