Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Gaborone United 1st with 66 points, VTM 9th with 35, 31 apart. VTM's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 9th in the table. Per game in the league, Gaborone United were scoring 1.87 and conceding 0.77, VTM 1.2 and 1.1, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
Gaborone United had drawn their last three. Level finishes had become the habit for VTM: three in a row.
Botswana National Stadium in Gaborone staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,000. Gaborone United led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.