Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Jaraaf 1st with 54 points, Oslo 15th with 31, 23 apart. Oslo had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.2/0.63 for Jaraaf and 0.83/1.37 for Oslo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.86.
Jaraaf arrived on a run of three straight wins. Oslo had lost three in a row. Jaraaf had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Oslo, 2.
The match was played at Stade Demba Diop in Dakar (capacity 30,000). On the scoreboard, Jaraaf led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.