Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Silver Strikers 5th with 51 points, TN Stars 15th with 17, 34 apart. In league terms the two rates read 0.8/2.27 for TN Stars and 1.27/0.87 for Silver Strikers (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.16.
Defeat had followed defeat for TN Stars — five in succession. Silver Strikers's unbeaten run stood at 15. From the last five rounds, TN Stars held 0 points of 15 and Silver Strikers 9.
The match was played at Kasungu Stadium in Kasungu (capacity 6,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.