Riplee City 1 - 3 Louryhitwool Albion

Key Events:

• 12' Louryhitwool Albion Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Phillip Lewis

• 25' Riplee City John Bailey scores, assisted by Julio Cortes

• 36' Louryhitwool Albion Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Philippe Robert

• 42' Yellow card to Louryhitwool Albion Zdravko Ivanišević

• 72' Louryhitwool Albion Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez

• 83' Yellow card to Louryhitwool Albion Michel Lemoine

• 86' Yellow card to Riplee City Eric Moreau

• No Riplee City players reached a recorded rating of 7.0 or higher.

The dribble count offers one clue to how the sides differed: Albion completed 19, against seven for Riplee City, despite having less possession. That points to a more direct route through individual carries, while the hosts’ higher possession and pass accuracy suggest they spent more time building with the ball. Neither approach was starved of chances, as the shot and xG totals confirm, but Albion’s three goals gave its attacking work the clearer return. Philippe Robert was the standout, with two goals and an assist; the rest of the ratings ledger offers no further players at 7.0 or above.

Three yellow cards and no reds kept the disciplinary record within ordinary boundaries, while the match itself was rather less ordinary in its conversion rate: Riplee City created enough, by xG, to expect a different score, yet finished with one goal. Albion’s win was not built on overwhelming possession or a gulf in chance quality. It was built on making more of the chances available, a modest distinction in the statistics and a decisive one in the final result.