Match Report
Stade d'Abidjan, 1st with 62 points, sat 36 points above Lys Sassandra (15th, 26). Lys Sassandra ranked 11th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. Against a league average of 1.07 goals per team per game, Stade d'Abidjan ran at 1.57 scored and 0.87 conceded, Lys Sassandra at 0.63 and 1.13.
Stade d'Abidjan came in having won four on the spin. Over the last five, Stade d'Abidjan had taken 13 of 15 points to Lys Sassandra's 5.
The venue was Stade Robert Champroux, with room for 20,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Stade d'Abidjan led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Stade d'Abidjan: Ben Kouyaté (42'), Mansou Kouakou (83'), Kassoum Koné (79')
Key stats
Corners: 8-1