Match Report
5 points for Malawi (3rd), 10 for Guinea (2nd): a 5-point gap. Malawi had been under-performing their position — 40th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Malawi ran at 0.67 scored and 1.67 conceded, Guinea at 1.5 and 1.17.
Malawi carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this.
The venue was Stade René Gaillard in Niort, with room for 10,406 spectators. On the scoreboard, Malawi led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.