Match Report
Kano Pillars went into the game 2nd in the table on 11 points; ZESCO United sat 5th on 7 — a 4-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Kano Pillars 1.67 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, ZESCO United 1.6 and 1.4, with the league averaging 1.3.
Kano Pillars carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this. ZESCO United had won six straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Kano Pillars had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; ZESCO United, 15.
The match was played at Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano (capacity 25,000). On the scoreboard, ZESCO United led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-2.


