Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Ballard (1st, 37 pts) and Tacoma Stars (5th, 16 pts). Tacoma Stars ranked just 108th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. In league terms the two rates read 3/0.71 for Ballard and 1.79/2.14 for Tacoma Stars (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.87.
Ballard came in having won five on the spin. Ballard had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Tacoma Stars, 4.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Ballard, 1 by Tacoma Stars, 2 drawn, at 5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The venue was Winter Stadium, with room for 1,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Ballard led 3-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 7-0.
Goal scorers
Ballard: Angel Martinez (21'), Juan Alvarez Rodriguez (26'), Jack-Ryan Jeremiah (39'), Josias Schelb (65'), Emmett Layman (67'), Emmett Layman (79'), Alexander Villanueva (89')
Key stats
Possession: Ballard 61% · Tacoma Stars 39% · Total shots: 12-4 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 9-0