Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Asheville City (2nd, 29 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Tobacco Road (9th, 12 pts). Tobacco Road had been under-performing their position — 108th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Per game in the league, Tobacco Road were scoring 1.86 and conceding 2.43, Asheville City 1.71 and 0.57, against a competition average of 1.87 goals per team per game.
Asheville City's unbeaten run stood at 5.
The match was played at Durham County Memorial Stadium (capacity 8,500). Asheville City led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Asheville City: 2 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Tobacco Road 41% · Asheville City 59% · Total shots: 7-16 · On target: 3-8 · Corners: 2-4