Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — ECU Joondalup 6th with 41 points, Joondalup United 14th with 5, 36 apart. Joondalup United had been under-performing their position — 91st on five-round form against 14th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: ECU Joondalup 1.77 scored and 1.46 conceded per game, Joondalup United 0.81 and 3.92, with the league averaging 1.82.
Eight consecutive defeats weighed on Joondalup United. Over the last five, ECU Joondalup had taken 7 of 15 points to Joondalup United's 0.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 5-0.


