Match Report
Melbourne City II, 3rd with 52 points, sat 32 points above Moreland City (14th, 20). Moreland City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Moreland City 1.38 scored and 2.88 conceded per game, Melbourne City II 2.5 and 1.15, with the league averaging 1.8.
Defeat had followed defeat for Moreland City — five in succession, having scored in 7 consecutive games. 15 matches unbeaten backed Melbourne City II's arrival, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Moreland City had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Melbourne City II, 9.
The venue was CB Smith Reserve in Fawkner, with room for 1,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.