Match Report
In the standings it was Songo 4th on 3 points, Al Masry 2nd on 12 — separated by 9. Songo had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Songo were scoring 0.83 and conceding 1.67, Al Masry 1.17 and 0.33, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
Songo had not lost in 8 games, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Al Masry's unbeaten run stood at 11, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The referee was M. Kéïta, with 11 matches in our database and 1.2 yellows per game on average. The match was played at Estádio do Ferroviário in Beira. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.