Match Report
The table read 1st (Des Moines Menace, 29 pts) against 3rd (River Light, 24 pts), 5 points apart. River Light ranked just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Des Moines Menace 3.08 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, River Light 2.17 and 1.67, with the league averaging 1.74.
Des Moines Menace had won four straight.
The venue was Valley Stadium, with room for 2,200 spectators. On the scoreboard, Des Moines Menace led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-1.




