Match Report
The table read 2nd (Norway W, 4 pts) against 4th (Philippines W, 3 pts), 1 points apart. Philippines W had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Norway W 2 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Philippines W 0.33 and 2.67, with the league averaging 1.31.
Norway W had gone 6 games without a win. Over the last five, Norway W had taken 3 of 15 points to Philippines W's 12.
The referee was M. Beaudoin, with 17 matches in our database and 3.8 yellows per game on average. Eden Park in Auckland staged the fixture, a ground that holds 50,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Norway W led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 6-0.