Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Metz II 1st with 77 points, Thionville 16th with 16, 61 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Thionville 0.87 scored and 2.43 conceded per game, Metz II 2.23 and 0.7, with the league averaging 1.44.
A win had eluded Thionville for 8 matches.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.


