Rouen 1, FC Villefranche-Beaujolais 2

VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-SAÔNE, France (Interstat) — VF Beaujolais edged Rouen 2-1 in a tightly contested National 1 match on Friday, securing a winning start to its domestic campaign at Stade Armand Chouffet. The home side, playing in the third tier of French football, overcame an early deficit with a goal in each half to claim all three points. The result defied the pregame projection from Interstat, whose game simulator had forecast a 1-1 draw and gave Beaujolais only a slight 50.6 percent probability of victory. Rouen struck first, capitalizing on early momentum in the 13th minute. Mourad Louzif found the net to… Read more...