Match Report
New Mexico United went into the game 1st in the table on 59 points; Birmingham Legion sat 9th on 45 — a 14-point gap. The last five rounds placed New Mexico United no better than 22nd for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, New Mexico United ran at 1.35 scored and 1.29 conceded, Birmingham Legion at 1.29 and 1.5.
Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.