Match Report
28 points for Almaden (2nd), 24 for Tucson (2nd): a 4-point gap. Tucson ranked just 52nd in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Per game in the league, Almaden were scoring 1.86 and conceding 0.71, Tucson 4.58 and 0.92, against a competition average of 1.71 goals per team per game.
Almaden came in having won five on the spin, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Defeat had not touched Tucson in 5 games. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Almaden, 9/15 for Tucson.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Almaden: Andrew Petterson (117') · Tucson: Leo Gutierrez (112')