Match Report
The table gap was wide: 33 points between Preston Lions (2nd, 51 pts) and Green Gully (13th, 18 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Preston Lions 1.58 scored and 0.73 conceded per game, Green Gully 0.88 and 2, with the league averaging 1.49.
Defeat had not touched Preston Lions in 9 games.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Preston Lions 3, draws 0, Green Gully 1, at 3.5 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more.
B.T. Connor Reserve staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Green Gully led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Preston Lions: Zachary Cianci (4'), Zachary Cianci (63') · Green Gully: Bilal Habib (8'), Elioan Kifle (11')
Key stats
Possession: Preston Lions 51% · Green Gully 49% · Total shots: 16-9 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 5-2