Match Report
9 points and 4 places separated them: Lesotho 5th with 9, South Africa 1st with 18. Lesotho ranked just 34th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Lesotho 0.6 scored and 1.4 conceded per game, South Africa 1.7 and 0.6, with the league averaging 1.26.
South Africa carried an 8-game unbeaten run into this.
7 meetings are on record — 0 won by Lesotho, 3 by South Africa, 4 drawn, at 1.57 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 14% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 14% of meetings.
The venue was Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, with room for 48,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: South Africa led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
South Africa: Lyle Foster (63'), Oswin Reagan Appollis (67'), Mohau Nkota (15')