Match Report
In the standings it was England W 1st on 9 points, Colombia W 1st on 6 — separated by 3. Colombia W had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: England W 2.67 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Colombia W 1.33 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.31.
Defeat had not touched England W in 15 games.
ANZ Stadium in Suva, capacity 84,000, hosted the game. The referee was K. Koroleva, with 36 matches in our database and 1.7 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.