Orléans could not have hoped for better preparation for the trip to Cholet. The USO learned the news at the end of training on Thursday, the day before the match. Orleans comes from recover two points in the standingst on green carpet following the initial match in the league against US Concarneau. The sports commission of the French Football Federation believes that the Breton club did play a player, Tom Lebeau, on August 12, when the midfielder was suspended (after several yellow cards). Orleans had drawn (1-1).
Tom Lebeau is one of the summer recruits for Concarneau from Niort. All the uncertainty lay in the fact of whether or not the player had served this famous suspension match. He played the end of the season with the reserve in National 3. In view of the decision taken by the sports commission of the French Football Federation, it considers that the player, under professional contract, has not served this match of suspension .
These two additional points allow US Orleans to jump in the standings. Xavier Collin and his men joined Châteauroux and the Red Star at third place in the standings of National.