Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Cleveland City Stars (3rd, 37 pts) and Pittsburgh Riverhounds (7th, 20 pts). Pittsburgh Riverhounds's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Pittsburgh Riverhounds were scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.7, Cleveland City Stars 1.65 and 0.8, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.


