Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Toulon (10th, 38 pts) held a 26-point advantage over Sète (16th, 12 pts). Toulon had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Toulon 1.27 scored and 1.37 conceded per game, Sète 0.77 and 2.87, with the league averaging 1.28.
T. Vincent took charge of the match — our records show 47 games refereed with an average of 0.9 yellow cards per game. Stade de Bon-Rencontre in Toulon staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,200. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Toulon led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.