Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between NWS Spirit (7th, 41 pts) and Sydney Olympic (16th, 23 pts). NWS Spirit ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 7th table position. Per game in the league, NWS Spirit were scoring 1.23 and conceding 1.27, Sydney Olympic 1.07 and 2.07, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for NWS Spirit — four in succession.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — NWS Spirit 2, draws 1, Sydney Olympic 3, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 83% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
On the scoreboard, NWS Spirit led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
NWS Spirit: Kostas Petratos (11'), Kostas Petratos (35'), Kostas Petratos (54')
Key stats
Possession: NWS Spirit 58% · Sydney Olympic 42% · Total shots: 17-5 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 7-1