Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — One Knoxville 4th with 43 points, Portland Hearts of Pine 11th with 26, 17 apart. One Knoxville had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: One Knoxville 1.67 scored and 1.13 conceded per game, Portland Hearts of Pine 1.48 and 1.8, with the league averaging 1.48.
A win had eluded Portland Hearts of Pine for 5 matches.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by One Knoxville, 0 by Portland Hearts of Pine, 2 drawn, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
One Knoxville: Babacar Diene (86') · Portland Hearts of Pine: Diego Gonzalez (57')
Key stats
Possession: One Knoxville 70% · Portland Hearts of Pine 30% · Total shots: 26-9 · On target: 9-2 · Corners: 11-3