Match Report
7 points and 2 places separated them: South Sudan 4th with 3, Malawi 2nd with 10. Recent form told a different story for South Sudan: only 39th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.11 goals per team per game, South Sudan ran at 0.33 scored and 1 conceded, Malawi at 0.67 and 0.83.
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, capacity 35,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Malawi: Richard Mbulu (47')
Key stats
Possession: South Sudan 42% · Malawi 58% · On target: 0-1 · Corners: 7-3




