Match Report
In the standings it was San Diego Loyal 2nd on 57 points, Tampa Bay Rowdies 2nd on 63 — separated by 6. The last five rounds placed Tampa Bay Rowdies no better than 8th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, San Diego Loyal were scoring 1.79 and conceding 1.26, Tampa Bay Rowdies 1.76 and 1.15, against a competition average of 1.37 goals per team per game.
San Diego Loyal entered with five wins in a row. 7 matches unbeaten backed Tampa Bay Rowdies's arrival, having scored in 14 consecutive games.
The venue was Torero Stadium in San Diego, with room for 35,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, San Diego Loyal led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.