Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Shabab Al Sahel 7th with 27 points, Sagesse 3rd with 0, 27 apart. Sagesse ranked just 19th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Sagesse were scoring 0.5 and conceding 1.5, Shabab Al Sahel 1.05 and 1, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 4 Sagesse wins, 1 for Shabab Al Sahel, 2 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 14% of meetings won.
Bourj Hammoud Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 57,600. With 58 matches recorded and 0.8 yellow cards per game, H. Abo Yehia was the man in the middle. Sagesse led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-1.
Goal scorers
Sagesse: Sekou Traore (10'), Sekou Traore (16') · Shabab Al Sahel: Abdullah Moghrabi (6')
Key stats
Possession: Sagesse 59% · Shabab Al Sahel 41% · Total shots: 7-11 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 6-2