Match Report
6 points and 1 places separated them: ASEC Mimosas 2nd with 8, USM Alger 1st with 14. On recent form ASEC Mimosas sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, ASEC Mimosas were scoring 1.17 and conceding 0.83, USM Alger 2.33 and 0.33, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched USM Alger in 5 games.
Stade de l'Amitié in Cotonou, capacity 50,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, ASEC Mimosas led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Key stats
Possession: ASEC Mimosas 45% · USM Alger 55% · Total shots: 11-5 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 4-3