Match Report
9 points for Auckland City (1st), 0 for Venus (4th): a 9-point gap. Against a league average of 2 goals per team per game, Auckland City ran at 2.33 scored and 1.33 conceded, Venus at 1 and 2.67.
Momentum sat with Auckland City, winners of their last four, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Venus led 2-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-3.
Goal scorers
Auckland City: Michal Doudera (45'), Christian Gray (55'), Ryan Watson (84'), Matthew Ellis (90') · Venus: Moeava Kaiha (6'), Mathis Lacan (25'), Germain Haewegene (77')