Match Report
1 points for Platinum (4th), 11 for Al Ahly (2nd): a 10-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Platinum: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.06 goals per team per game, Platinum ran at 0.33 scored and 1.83 conceded, Al Ahly at 1.17 and 0.67.
Al Ahly came in having won seven on the spin, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Platinum had banked 6 of the last 15 points on offer; Al Ahly, 15.
Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Platinum led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.