Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Onze Créateurs 5th with 39 points, Étoiles Mandé 13th with 21, 18 apart. Per game in the league, Onze Créateurs were scoring 1.08 and conceding 1.12, Étoiles Mandé 0.69 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game.
Étoiles Mandé's winless run stood at 6. From the last five rounds, Onze Créateurs held 7 points of 15 and Étoiles Mandé 1.
Stade 26 Mars in Bamako staged the fixture, a ground that holds 55,000. On the scoreboard, Onze Créateurs led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.