Match Report
Freetown City went into the game 16th in the table on 31 points; Real Republicans sat 15th on 32 — a 1-point gap. Real Republicans ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. Per game in the league, Freetown City were scoring 0.56 and conceding 0.94, Real Republicans 0.91 and 1.56, against a competition average of 0.93 goals per team per game.
Freetown City had gone 7 games without a win. Real Republicans's last four games had all finished level.
Brima Attouga Mini Stadium in Freetown staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.