Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Nantes II 2nd with 50 points, Saint-Nazaire AF 12th with 22, 28 apart. Per game in the league, Nantes II were scoring 1.77 and conceding 0.96, Saint-Nazaire AF 0.96 and 2.08, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Nantes II had won three straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Nantes II had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Saint-Nazaire AF, 4.
Stade Marcel-Saupin in Nantes staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,880. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.