Match Report
14 points and 5 places separated them: Newcastle Olympic 10th with 21, Belmont Swansea 5th with 35. Belmont Swansea had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.78 goals per team per game, Newcastle Olympic ran at 1.77 scored and 1.82 conceded, Belmont Swansea at 2.14 and 2.
Darling Street Oval, capacity 1,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Newcastle Olympic led 4-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 5-2.
Goal scorers
Newcastle Olympic: 5 goals with no recorded scorer · Belmont Swansea: 2 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Newcastle Olympic 53% · Belmont Swansea 47% · Total shots: 18-6 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 10-2