Match Report
In the standings it was Stade Malien Bamako 2nd on 10 points, Diables Noirs 4th on 2 — separated by 8. The last five rounds placed Diables Noirs no better than 14th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Stade Malien Bamako were scoring 1 and conceding 1, Diables Noirs 0.5 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive draws preceded this one for Stade Malien Bamako. Diables Noirs carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Stade 26 Mars in Bamako staged the fixture, a ground that holds 55,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.