Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Vipers 1st with 67 points, Calvary 15th with 21, 46 apart. Calvary ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. Per game in the league, Vipers were scoring 1.9 and conceding 0.48, Calvary 0.48 and 1.24, against a competition average of 1.05 goals per team per game.
Vipers entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Calvary had not won in 15 games. Vipers had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Calvary, 1.
St. Mary's Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Vipers: Gusto Wa Ilungo Mulongo (87')
Key stats
Possession: Vipers 72% · Calvary 28% · Total shots: 13-5 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 11-0