Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Irao 6th with 50 points, Chikhura 16th with 4, 46 apart. Irao had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 6th overall. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, Irao ran at 1.87 scored and 1.37 conceded, Chikhura at 0.7 and 3.47.
Momentum sat with Irao, winners of their last four, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Chikhura arrived off 14 straight defeats. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Irao, 0/15 for Chikhura.
On the scoreboard, Irao led 1-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 4-2.


