Match Report
Lija Athletic, 15th on 20 points, faced a 31-point deficit to Hibernians (2nd, 51). Lija Athletic had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 11th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Lija Athletic 1.09 scored and 2 conceded per game, Hibernians 2.3 and 0.87, with the league averaging 1.5.
Momentum sat with Hibernians, winners of their last five. From the last five rounds, Lija Athletic held 4 points of 15 and Hibernians 15.
The venue was Lija Ground in Lija, with room for 500 spectators. On the scoreboard, Hibernians led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-5.