Franch-Montagne and Düben met in the MySports League on 26 September, and the visitors left with a 5:1 victory. Both sides had played two games before this fixture, both sitting on zero points after one win and one defeat each. The result shifts the balance between two neighbours in the table.
By then the home side had already tasted defeat to Winterthur twice in the opening weeks, while Düben had lost to Zeeven but found a way back into it with wins against Tön and Zeeven. The earlier meeting on 12 September went 2:1 to Franch-Montagne, and this time the visitors went for the jugular from the start.
And here's the thing — we had backed the hosts at 69 per cent confidence. The prediction didn't pan out, and you can see why. Düben came prepared to punish any hesitation, and Franch-Montagne's structure never quite held together. One mistake ends it when you're playing against a side that knows how to take advantage.
To be fair, the home team had shown moments of promise earlier, including that 5:0 win over Bülach, but consistency remains the problem. They now sit eighth, level on points with Düben in ninth, and the gap between them is less about quality than about who blinks first.
The result means both teams remain on zero points after two matches, though Düben's win gives them momentum going forward. Franch-Montagne will need to find answers before they meet again, because this time the visitors played the second half a man up in spirit if not in numbers.
