Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Green Eagles 5th with 50 points, Mutondo Stars 16th with 35, 15 apart. Mutondo Stars's recent output outran their position: 8th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Mutondo Stars were scoring 0.68 and conceding 1, Green Eagles 0.85 and 0.74, against a competition average of 0.87 goals per team per game.
6 games without a win framed Mutondo Stars's arrival. Green Eagles had drawn three in a row.
The venue was Arthur Davies Stadium, with room for 12,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.