Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Racing d'Abidjan 3rd with 51 points, Denguélé 12th with 36, 15 apart. Racing d'Abidjan ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Denguélé were scoring 1.03 and conceding 1.57, Racing d'Abidjan 1.37 and 0.9, against a competition average of 1.08 goals per team per game.
Denguélé had been beaten in four straight games. Over the last five, Denguélé had taken 1 of 15 points to Racing d'Abidjan's 9.
Stade de Bouaké in Bouake, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Denguélé led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-2.