Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: 1º de Agosto (7th, 40 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Sporting de Cabinda (15th, 21 pts). Recent form flatters Sporting de Cabinda's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. Per game in the league, Sporting de Cabinda were scoring 1 and conceding 2.11, 1º de Agosto 1.18 and 0.75, against a competition average of 1.04 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Sporting de Cabinda — four in succession.
7 meetings are on record — 0 won by Sporting de Cabinda, 4 by 1º de Agosto, 3 drawn, at 2.29 goals per meeting. The recent trend is more open — 3.2 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 2.29 all-time.
The venue was Estádio Municipal do Tafe, with room for 25,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Sporting de Cabinda: Anderson (64') · 1º de Agosto: César Cangué (83')