Match Report
29 points for Almaden (3rd), 31 for Project 51O (2nd): a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Project 51O: only 48th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Scoring rates set the scale: Almaden 2.29 scored and 0.86 conceded per game, Project 51O 2.71 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.87.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Project 51O, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Almaden 3, draws 0, Project 51O 2, at 3.4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. History points to goals: 100% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, with room for 68,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Almaden led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Almaden: 2 goals with no recorded scorer