Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Étoile Carouge 6th with 48 points, Black Stars 3rd with 31, 17 apart. Black Stars's recent output lagged their position: 32nd on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Étoile Carouge were scoring 1.4 and conceding 2.2, Black Stars 1 and 2, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Étoile Carouge.
Stade de la Fontenette in Carouge staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,084. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.