Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kamuzu Barracks 5th with 46 points, Red Lions 15th with 31, 15 apart. Recent form flatters Red Lions's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. Per game in the league, Red Lions were scoring 0.73 and conceding 1.6, Kamuzu Barracks 1.1 and 0.77, against a competition average of 1.03 goals per team per game.
Six consecutive wins preceded this game for Kamuzu Barracks, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Red Lions had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Kamuzu Barracks, 15.
Nancy B. Doe Sports Stadium in Kakata staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,500. On the scoreboard, Kamuzu Barracks led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.