Match Report
Etoile Filante went into the game 13th in the table on 26 points; Doumbé de Mango sat 14th on 15 — an 11-point gap. Etoile Filante had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.85/1.08 for Etoile Filante and 0.46/1.81 for Doumbé de Mango (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.95.
Defeat had followed defeat for Doumbé de Mango — six in succession. The last-five ledger: Etoile Filante 6/15, Doumbé de Mango 0/15.
Stade d'Agaza staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.