Match Report
6 points and 1 places separated them: Madagascar 2nd with 19, Ghana 1st with 25. Recent form told a different story for Madagascar: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. In league terms the two rates read 1.7/1.2 for Madagascar and 2.3/0.6 for Ghana (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.26.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Madagascar, 2 for Ghana and 1 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Stade Mimoun Al Arsi in Al Hoceima staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. I. Sy took charge of the match — our records show 34 games refereed with an average of 2.3 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, Ghana led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Ghana: Thomas Partey (11'), Thomas Partey (53'), Mohammed Kudus (58')