Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sagrada Esperança 2nd with 61 points, União de Malanje 14th with 21, 40 apart. União de Malanje ranked 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. Per game in the league, Sagrada Esperança were scoring 1.61 and conceding 0.54, União de Malanje 0.75 and 1.64, against a competition average of 1.04 goals per team per game.
União de Malanje had not won in 8 games. From the last five rounds, Sagrada Esperança held 10 points of 15 and União de Malanje 3.
The match was played at Estádio Quintalão (capacity 3,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Sagrada Esperança: Luís Tati (54')
Key stats
Possession: Sagrada Esperança 55% · União de Malanje 45% · Total shots: 9-6 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 5-3