Match Report
The table gap was wide: 35 points between Sagrada Esperança (4th, 55 pts) and Sporting de Benguela (14th, 20 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.64/1.86 for Sporting de Benguela and 1.68/0.79 for Sagrada Esperança (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.08.
Defeat had followed defeat for Sporting de Benguela — three in succession. 5 matches unbeaten backed Sagrada Esperança's arrival. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Sporting de Benguela, 11/15 for Sagrada Esperança.
Estádio de São Filipe, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sagrada Esperança led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Sagrada Esperança: Deco (90'), Lau King (8')




