Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Stade Malien Bamako 1st with 58 points, Étoiles Mandé 13th with 21, 37 apart. Per game in the league, Étoiles Mandé were scoring 0.69 and conceding 1.5, Stade Malien Bamako 1.77 and 0.46, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game.
Étoiles Mandé were winless in 5. Momentum sat with Stade Malien Bamako, winners of their last five. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Étoiles Mandé, 15/15 for Stade Malien Bamako.
Stade Mamadou Konaté in Bamako staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,500. Stade Malien Bamako led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-4 full-time score.