Match Report
New Jersey United went into the game 1st in the table on 22 points; FC Motown sat 2nd on 20 — a 2-point gap. New Jersey United had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, New Jersey United were scoring 2.33 and conceding 1.22, FC Motown 2.4 and 1.1, against a competition average of 2.01 goals per team per game.
Seven consecutive wins preceded this game for New Jersey United, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Three consecutive defeats weighed on FC Motown. New Jersey United had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; FC Motown, 4.
On the scoreboard, FC Motown led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-4.