Walviston 1 - 3 Swand Town

Key Events:

• 1' Yellow card to Swand Town Christian Martin
• 3' Yellow card to Swand Town Bruno Rossi
• 12' Swand Town scores, assisted by Vladimir Bonev
• 14' Yellow card to Swand Town Jailson Da Luz
• 48' Swand Town Daniel Knight scores, assisted by David Novak
• 51' Swand Town Vladimir Bonev scores, assisted by David Novak
• 61' Walviston Branko Bartolić scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
• 62' Yellow card to Walviston Michel Lemoine
• 64' Yellow card to Swand Town Saliou Sow

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Walviston scored once from 1.38 xG, while Swand Town scored three times from 2.09. Both sides finished above their chance-quality estimate, with the visitors’ overperformance more substantial. That does not make the result a statistical accident: Swand Town recorded ten shots, seven on target, against Walviston’s six and five. The hosts had 54% possession and eight corners, but those advantages did not translate into enough attempts or goals to match the visitors’ output. Swand Town managed the sharper return from its chances, despite having less of the ball and no corners. The numbers describe an efficient away performance and a home side whose territorial initiative brought only one goal.

The early sequence gave Swand Town a peculiar disciplinary prelude: three yellow cards in the opening 14 minutes, with the first two arriving before the first goal. That did not prevent the visitors from taking the lead at 12', and the two goals soon after the interval gave the match its decisive shape. Daniel Knight and Vladimir Bonev scored three minutes apart, both assisted by David Novak. Walviston responded through Branko Bartolić at 61', with Pedro Chagas providing the assist, but the reply narrowed the margin rather than undoing it.

Walviston can point to more possession, more dribbles and a substantial corner advantage; those are real signs of activity, if not a substitute for the scoreboard. Swand Town had the greater shot volume, more efforts on target and the 3-1 win. The four yellow cards for the visitors are the untidy edge of the performance, but their finishing gave the match its clearest conclusion: possession had a busy afternoon, while the goals travelled with Swand Town.