Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sporting Charleroi II 3rd with 53 points, Cappellen 18th with 24, 29 apart. The last five rounds placed Sporting Charleroi II no better than 7th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Sporting Charleroi II were scoring 1.59 and conceding 1.24, Cappellen 0.91 and 2.18, against a competition average of 1.45 goals per team per game.
Sporting Charleroi II's unbeaten run stood at 7, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The match was played at Stade du Pays de Charleroi in Charleroi (capacity 15,000). L. Ledda took charge of the match — our records show 24 games refereed with an average of 2.3 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sporting Charleroi II led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-0.