Match Report
Institute, 1st on 13 points, faced a 46-point deficit to H&W Welders (3rd, 59). The last five rounds placed H&W Welders no better than 16th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, H&W Welders were scoring 2.33 and conceding 1.24, Institute 2.4 and 0.6, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
H&W Welders had won three straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Over the last five, H&W Welders had taken 13 of 15 points to Institute's 4.
10 meetings are on record — 6 won by H&W Welders, 2 by Institute, 2 drawn, at 3.3 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
Tillysburn Park, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-4.
Goal scorers
H&W Welders: Shane Forbes (33') · Institute: Stephen Doherty (45'), McLaughlin (66'), Lewis Patterson (61' og), McMonagle (90')