Match Report
Blue eagles Malawi, 4th with 53 points, sat 30 points above Mlatho Mponela (15th, 23). Blue eagles Malawi had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Mlatho Mponela were scoring 0.83 and conceding 1.5, Blue eagles Malawi 1.6 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.18 goals per team per game.
The venue was CIVO Stadium in Lilongwe, with room for 25,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Blue eagles Malawi led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-3.