Match Report
Ocean City Nor'easters went into the game 1st in the table on 40 points; Lehigh Valley Utd. Sonic sat 2nd on 32 — an 8-point gap. Lehigh Valley Utd. Sonic's recent output lagged their position: 60th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2.93/0.5 for Ocean City Nor'easters and 2.29/1.36 for Lehigh Valley Utd. Sonic (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.86.
Ocean City Nor'easters had won 12 straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
8 meetings are on record — 6 won by Ocean City Nor'easters, 2 by Lehigh Valley Utd. Sonic, 0 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. 63% of these meetings ended in a home win. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Carey Stadium, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Ocean City Nor'easters: 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Lehigh Valley Utd. Sonic: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Ocean City Nor'easters 41% · Lehigh Valley Utd. Sonic 59% · Total shots: 13-13 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 5-2