Match Report
39 points separated the sides: Bulleen Lions 2nd on 53, Ballarat City 20th on 14. On the form table Ballarat City stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 20th overall. Against a league average of 1.61 goals per team per game, Ballarat City ran at 1.25 scored and 2.71 conceded, Bulleen Lions at 1.96 and 1.39.
Ballarat City had been beaten in ten straight games. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Bulleen Lions. Ballarat City had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Bulleen Lions, 10.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 2-4.


