Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Troyes II (3rd, 48 pts) held a 21-point advantage over RC Epernay (11th, 27 pts). RC Epernay ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: RC Epernay 1.35 scored and 1.58 conceded per game, Troyes II 1.69 and 1.04, with the league averaging 1.6.
Troyes II were unbeaten in 8, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Over the last five, RC Epernay had taken 6 of 15 points to Troyes II's 13.
Stade Paul Chandon in Épernay, capacity 3,100, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Troyes II led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.


