Match Report
19 points separated the sides: Verdes 1st on 28, Garden City 4th on 9. Recent form told a different story for Garden City: only 9th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. In league terms the two rates read 2.8/0.2 for Verdes and 0.7/1.9 for Garden City (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.51.
Verdes came in having won six on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Garden City. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Verdes against 3/15 for Garden City.
Edmund Marshalleck Stadium hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.