Match Report
In the standings it was Spain W 2nd on 6 points, Costa Rica W 4th on 0 — separated by 6. On recent form Costa Rica W sat only 29th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Spain W 2.67 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Costa Rica W 0.33 and 2.67, with the league averaging 1.31.
Spain W arrived on a run of nine straight wins, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Costa Rica W arrived off three straight defeats. The last-five ledger: Spain W 15/15, Costa Rica W 2/15.
The referee was C. Reibelt, with 60 matches in our database and 1.7 yellows per game on average. Westpac Stadium in Wellington, capacity 33,500, hosted the game. Spain W led 3-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 3-0.