Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Des Moines Menace 8th with 25 points, Kansas City Brass 16th with 6, 19 apart. Recent form told a different story for Kansas City Brass: only 30th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 16th. Scoring rates set the scale: Des Moines Menace 1.88 scored and 1.44 conceded per game, Kansas City Brass 0.88 and 2.75, with the league averaging 1.55.
Defeat had followed defeat for Kansas City Brass — four in succession.
Valley Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,200. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 6-0.


