Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Maxaquene (5th, 44 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Sporting Nampula (16th, 20 pts). Maxaquene's recent output lagged their position: 12th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.63/1.83 for Sporting Nampula and 1.13/0.93 for Maxaquene (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.96.
Defeat had followed defeat for Sporting Nampula — three in succession. Maxaquene had not lost in 7 games. Sporting Nampula had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Maxaquene, 9.




