Match Report
Saumur, 15th on 28 points, faced a 31-point deficit to Stade Briochin (1st, 59). Scoring rates set the scale: Saumur 0.97 scored and 1.8 conceded per game, Stade Briochin 1.63 and 1.13, with the league averaging 1.33.
Stade Briochin arrived on a run of eight straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Saumur had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Stade Briochin, 15.
The match was played at Stade des Rives du Thouet (capacity 1,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Stade Briochin led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Stade Briochin: James Le Marer (34'), Stan Janno (70')