Match Report
33 points separated the sides: Cashmere Technical 1st on 49, South City Royals 8th on 16. The last five rounds placed South City Royals no better than 15th for form, against 8th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.84 goals per team per game, Cashmere Technical ran at 4.71 scored and 0.41 conceded, South City Royals at 0.83 and 2.28.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Cashmere Technical, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, Cashmere Technical had taken 13 of 15 points to South City Royals's 6.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Cashmere Technical 5, draws 1, South City Royals 1, at 5 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 29% of the wins in this matchup. Goals tend to flow: 86% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 57%.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cashmere Technical: Garbhan Coughlan (64'), Lyle Matthysen (75'), Danny Kane (90')
Key stats
Possession: Cashmere Technical 53% · South City Royals 47% · Total shots: 17-2 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 9-1