Match Report
37 points for Port Darwin (4th), 50 for Mindil Aces (2nd): a 13-point gap. Port Darwin had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Port Darwin were scoring 3.04 and conceding 2.78, Mindil Aces 3.61 and 1.04, against a competition average of 2.54 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Port Darwin — three in succession. Over the last five, Port Darwin had taken 4 of 15 points to Mindil Aces's 10.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Port Darwin 2, draws 2, Mindil Aces 8, at 4 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 58%.
The venue was Larrakia Park, with room for 6,000 spectators. Mindil Aces led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Port Darwin: 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Mindil Aces: 4 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Port Darwin 50% · Mindil Aces 50% · Total shots: 9-14 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 9-10