Match Report
8 points for Togo (3rd), 10 for Cape Verde Islands (2nd): a 2-point gap. Togo's recent output lagged their position: 19th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Togo ran at 1.33 scored and 1.33 conceded, Cape Verde Islands at 1.33 and 1.
Cape Verde Islands had not lost in 5 games.
The match was played at Stade de Kégué in Lome (capacity 25,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cape Verde Islands led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-2.