Match Report
43 points for Rio Grande Valley (9th), 46 for Birmingham Legion (7th): a 3-point gap. Birmingham Legion had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Rio Grande Valley 1.26 scored and 1.41 conceded per game, Birmingham Legion 1.29 and 1.56, with the league averaging 1.37.
Rio Grande Valley had not won in 5 games.
H-E-B Park in Edinburg staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,735. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.