Match Report
Macclesfield, 1st with 109 points, sat 58 points above Lancaster City (18th, 51). Lancaster City ranked 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.24/1.5 for Lancaster City and 2.6/0.71 for Macclesfield (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.46.
Defeat had not touched Macclesfield in 6 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Lancaster City held 7 points of 15 and Macclesfield 13.
The match was played at Giant Axe in Lancaster (capacity 3,500). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.