Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Stade Nyonnais 2nd with 66 points, Young Boys II 12th with 39, 27 apart. The last five rounds placed Stade Nyonnais no better than 6th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Stade Nyonnais 2.59 scored and 1.41 conceded per game, Young Boys II 1.97 and 2.12, with the league averaging 1.76.
Six consecutive wins preceded this game for Stade Nyonnais, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Stade Nyonnais 15/15, Young Boys II 7/15.
The match was played at Centre sportif de Colovray in Nyon (capacity 7,200). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 4-3.