Match Report
Wellington Olympic (1st, 51 pts) visited Coastal Spirit (2nd, 42 pts) with 9 points between them. The last five rounds placed Coastal Spirit no better than 30th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Coastal Spirit 3.06 scored and 1.06 conceded per game, Wellington Olympic 4.39 and 0.89, with the league averaging 2.05.
15 consecutive wins preceded this game for Wellington Olympic, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Coastal Spirit had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Wellington Olympic, 15.
The venue was Ferrymead Park in Christchurch, with room for 1,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.