Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Eastern Suburbs (2nd, 47 pts) and Auckland II (7th, 27 pts). Against a league average of 1.79 goals per team per game, Eastern Suburbs ran at 1.86 scored and 0.41 conceded, Auckland II at 1.73 and 1.82.
Eastern Suburbs had not lost in 7 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The match was played at Bill McKinlay Park (capacity 5,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Eastern Suburbs: Héctor Echagüe (61'), Héctor Echagüe (82'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Eastern Suburbs 64% · Auckland II 36% · Total shots: 21-4 · On target: 12-2 · Corners: 8-2