Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Lobi Stars 6th with 58 points, Gombe United 20th with 25, 33 apart. On recent form Lobi Stars sat only 13th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Per game in the league, Gombe United were scoring 0.55 and conceding 2.05, Lobi Stars 1.26 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.11 goals per team per game.
Gombe United arrived off three straight defeats.
Pantami Township Stadium in Gombe staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.