Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between San Ramon (3rd, 19 pts) and Oakland Stompers (7th, 3 pts). The last five rounds placed Oakland Stompers no better than 81st for form, against 7th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: San Ramon 2.42 scored and 1.58 conceded per game, Oakland Stompers 0.58 and 5, with the league averaging 2.09.
San Ramon were unbeaten in 8, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Oakland Stompers entered with ten losses in a row. San Ramon had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Oakland Stompers, 0.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 3-2.




