Match Report
National Defense, 3rd on 21 points, faced a 35-point deficit to Angkor Tiger (3rd, 56). The last five rounds placed National Defense no better than 22nd for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Angkor Tiger were scoring 2.37 and conceding 1.37, National Defense 1 and 2.71, against a competition average of 1.61 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on National Defense. Recent form was uneven: 9/15 points for Angkor Tiger, 3/15 for National Defense.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 4 for Angkor Tiger, 3 for National Defense and 0 drawn, at 3.86 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 86% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 57%.
The match was played at Haman Stadium (capacity 5,000). Angkor Tiger led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 7-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Angkor Tiger: Gutho Mijland (59'), Facundo Walter Aranda (71'), Mark Ajay Kurita (73'), Takuto Yasuoka (20'), Takara Masutani (33'), Mark Ajay Kurita (52'), Mark Ajay Kurita (54') · National Defense: Tomoki Taniguchi (38')
Key stats
Possession: Angkor Tiger 45% · National Defense 55% · Total shots: 25-11 · On target: 11-6 · Corners: 7-2