Match Report
Forge, 2nd with 46 points, sat 35 points above Pacific (8th, 11). Pacific's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 8th in the table. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Forge ran at 1.55 scored and 0.73 conceded, Pacific at 1.18 and 2.
Pacific were winless in 15, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 7 for Forge, 1 for Pacific and 1 drawn, at 1.78 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 22% of the meetings went over two goals.
S. Bowman took charge of the match — our records show 33 games refereed with an average of 1.8 yellow cards per game. The venue was TD Place Stadium, with room for 24,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Forge: Ismael Oketokoun (57'), Aghilas Sadek (78')
Key stats
Possession: Forge 49% · Pacific 51% · Total shots: 9-4 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 7-1