Match Report
2 points and 1 places separated them: Coastal Spirit 2nd with 42, Napier City Rovers 3rd with 40. Coastal Spirit had been under-performing their position — 30th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Coastal Spirit were scoring 3.06 and conceding 1.06, Napier City Rovers 2.94 and 1.28, against a competition average of 2.05 goals per team per game.
The venue was Linfield Park, with room for 1,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Coastal Spirit: Alex Steinwascher (41') · Napier City Rovers: Cameron Emerson (65'), Jordan Annear (15'), Harry Mason (90')
Key stats
Total shots: 16-14 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 9-7