Match Report
Ocean City Nor'easters, 5th with 30 points, sat 17 points above New Hampshire Phantoms (13th, 13). New Hampshire Phantoms had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Ocean City Nor'easters 1.94 scored and 0.94 conceded per game, New Hampshire Phantoms 1.25 and 2, with the league averaging 1.68.
New Hampshire Phantoms's winless run stood at 7. The last-five ledger: Ocean City Nor'easters 12/15, New Hampshire Phantoms 1/15.
Carey Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,000. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.


