Brest Bretagne Women secured a narrow 33-32 victory over Dijon on Wednesday evening in the opening round of the Butagaz Energy League. The match, played on 2 September, ended with the visitors taking all three points from their first game of the season.
Both sides came into the fixture unbeaten after their respective opening matches. Dijon had beaten Plan-de-Cuques 28-23 on 29 August, while Brest made light work of Besançon 28-21 on the same date. That recent form did not carry over into a comfortable afternoon for either side.
The result moves Brest into third place on three points, while Dijon remain in fifth. The gap between them is negligible at this stage — one game in and the table tells only a fragment of the story.
Both teams started the season with a win, and this match ensured neither could establish early dominance. Brest ground out the win by a single goal, which at this stage of the campaign means little more than which side found one extra strike when it mattered.
Dijon's previous results include a 27-26 win over Plan-de-Cuques in May and a 26-27 loss to Stella Saint-Mor, while Brest have shown both high-scoring wins and occasional struggles away from home. This season may yet reveal whether those earlier performances were one-off events or genuine indicators.