Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Golden Arrows (9th, 40 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Baroka (16th, 25 pts). Baroka had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Baroka 0.73 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Golden Arrows 1.17 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.
A win had eluded Baroka for 10 matches. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Baroka against 9/15 for Golden Arrows.
The match was played at Pietersburg Stadium in Pietersburg (capacity 45,500). Baroka led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.