Match Report
16 points for Mali (1st), 13 for Tunisia (1st): a 3-point gap. Tunisia had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Mali ran at 1.83 scored and 0 conceded, Tunisia at 1.83 and 0.33.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Mali wins, 2 for Tunisia, 0 draws, at 2.75 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Stade 26 Mars (capacity 55,000). On the scoreboard, Tunisia led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Tunisia: M. Sissako (36' og)
Key stats
Possession: Mali 53% · Tunisia 47% · Total shots: 10-7 · On target: 1-1 · Corners: 7-4