Match Report
The table read 3rd (Al Hilal Omdurman, 5 pts) against 1st (Petro de Luanda, 12 pts), 7 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Al Hilal Omdurman: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 0.85 goals per team per game, Al Hilal Omdurman ran at 0.67 scored and 0.83 conceded, Petro de Luanda at 0.83 and 0.
Petro de Luanda had not lost in 15 games. The last-five ledger: Al Hilal Omdurman 7/15, Petro de Luanda 13/15.
The venue was First Statement Stadium in Benghazi, with room for 20,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.