Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Moroka Swallows 6th with 44 points, Black Leopards 16th with 23, 21 apart. The last five rounds placed Moroka Swallows no better than 13th for form, against 6th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Moroka Swallows 1.2 scored and 0.8 conceded per game, Black Leopards 0.83 and 1.83, with the league averaging 1.22.
Moroka Swallows had not lost in 15 games. 7 games without a win framed Black Leopards's arrival. Over the last five, Moroka Swallows had taken 13 of 15 points to Black Leopards's 1.
The match was played at Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium in Johannesburg (capacity 5,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.