Match Report
Newington Youth went into the game 2nd in the table on 17 points; Dundela sat 12th on 8 — a 9-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Newington Youth 2.5 scored and 1.38 conceded per game, Dundela 2 and 2.25, with the league averaging 1.69.
Momentum sat with Newington Youth, winners of their last four, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Newington Youth had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Dundela, 5.
9 meetings are on record — 3 won by Newington Youth, 4 by Dundela, 2 drawn, at 3.44 goals per meeting. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 78%.
Solitude staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. Dundela led 4-3 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 5-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Newington Youth: Aaron Heaney (2'), Michael Morgan (22'), Michael Morgan (39'), Aaron Heaney (66'), Aaron Heaney (68') · Dundela: Kenzie Beattie (12'), Matthew Ferguson (26'), Gary Donnelly (28'), Andrew Hall (40'), Charlie Dornan (87')