Match Report
57 points for San Diego Loyal (2nd), 48 for Phoenix Rising (6th): a 9-point gap. Phoenix Rising had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Per game in the league, San Diego Loyal were scoring 1.79 and conceding 1.26, Phoenix Rising 1.59 and 1.21, against a competition average of 1.37 goals per team per game.
Torero Stadium in San Diego, capacity 35,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-3.