Match Report
Ngezi Platinum, 2nd with 65 points, sat 46 points above Shabanie Mine (18th, 19). Ngezi Platinum had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Ngezi Platinum were scoring 1.47 and conceding 0.71, Shabanie Mine 0.69 and 1.77, against a competition average of 1 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Shabanie Mine — three in succession. From the last five rounds, Ngezi Platinum held 7 points of 15 and Shabanie Mine 1.
The match was played at Baobab Stadium in Ngezi (capacity 1,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ngezi Platinum led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-1.