Match Report
4 points and 7 places separated them: Des Moines Menace 4th with 33, Chicago FC United 11th with 29. Chicago FC United ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Against a league average of 1.62 goals per team per game, Des Moines Menace ran at 2.67 scored and 0.58 conceded, Chicago FC United at 2.58 and 0.75.
Des Moines Menace arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Chicago FC United carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
The venue was Valley Stadium in West Des Moines, with room for 2,200 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Des Moines Menace led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-0.




