Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Fitzroy City 7th with 37 points, Kingston City 13th with 21, 16 apart. Melbourne Srbija ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 7th table position. Per game in the league, Fitzroy City were scoring 1.73 and conceding 1.46, Kingston City 1.69 and 2.65, against a competition average of 1.8 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Fitzroy City — three in succession. Defeat had followed defeat for Kingston City — eight in succession.
The venue was Kevin Bartlett Reserve in Melbourne, with room for 5,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.