Match Report
The table read 3rd (NE MetroStars, 44 pts) against 2nd (West Torrens Birkalla, 45 pts), 1 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 2.41/1.05 for NE MetroStars and 2.45/1.32 for West Torrens Birkalla (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.75.
Momentum sat with NE MetroStars, winners of their last three. West Torrens Birkalla entered with three wins in a row.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for NE MetroStars, 1 draw and 1 for West Torrens Birkalla, at 2 goals per meeting. Only 29% of these meetings ended in a home win. Only 29% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was T.K. Shutter Reserve, with room for 3,000 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
NE MetroStars: Nathan Andijanto (15' og), Donatien Niyonkuru (57') · West Torrens Birkalla: George Blackwood (11'), Dylan Klaassen-Thomas (79')
Key stats
Possession: NE MetroStars 41% · West Torrens Birkalla 59% · Total shots: 9-24 · On target: 3-10 · Corners: 4-12