Match Report
Congo went into the game 3rd in the table on 7 points; Mali sat 1st on 15 — an 8-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Congo: only 19th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. In league terms the two rates read 0.83/1.67 for Congo and 2.5/0.33 for Mali (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.21.
Stade Alphonse Massamba-Débat in Brazzaville, capacity 33,037, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.