Match Report
Zanaco went into the game 4th in the table on 3 points; Al Ahli Tripoli sat 2nd on 13 — a 10-point gap. Zanaco's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Zanaco ran at 0.5 scored and 1.5 conceded, Al Ahli Tripoli at 1.5 and 0.83.
Level finishes had become the habit for Zanaco: five in a row. Al Ahli Tripoli had not lost in 9 games. The last-five ledger: Zanaco 5/15, Al Ahli Tripoli 11/15.
The match was played at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka (capacity 20,000). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-3.