Pudhamsken County 1 - 6 Weston Rangers

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Pudhamsken County at 1.47 xG and Weston Rangers at 6.33. The hosts scored once, 0.47 below their estimate, while the visitors’ six goals came in just below theirs. That is close enough to suggest the finishing largely followed the chances, rather than the result resting on an extraordinary run of fortune. The 27-to-7 shot count, and 24-to-5 advantage in efforts on target, tell the tactical story more plainly: Weston Rangers repeatedly found ways to turn possession into pressure, while Pudhamsken County had far fewer opportunities to threaten.

The contest was not defined by possession, which stood at 49-51, or pass accuracy, level at 83 per cent. It was defined by what happened after the ball moved forward. Weston Rangers had eight corners to the hosts’ six and made their attacks count across the match, scoring in the 17th and 33rd minutes before adding four more after the interval. Pudhamsken County did find a goal through Angus McCabe in the 84th minute, but the reply came between Weston Rangers goals in the 83rd and 89th. The hosts’ 14 dribbles, against six for the visitors, offered some evidence of individual effort; they did not make the shot count any less lopsided.

Key Events:

• 17' Weston Rangers Koji Okamura scores, assisted by Georgi Tonev

• 29' Yellow card to Weston Rangers Koji Okamura

• 33' Weston Rangers Leon Okou scores, assisted by Magi Takase

• 42' Yellow card to Pudhamsken County Kevin Christie

• 59' Weston Rangers Barry Holland scores, assisted by Koji Okamura

• 61' Weston Rangers Koji Okamura scores, assisted by Ahmadou Faye

• 70' Yellow card to Weston Rangers Adriano Mori

• 77' Yellow card to Pudhamsken County Issouf Kone

• 82' Yellow card to Pudhamsken County Carlos De Pina

• 83' Weston Rangers Georgi Tonev scores, assisted by Ahmadou Faye

• 84' Pudhamsken County Angus McCabe scores, assisted by Jose Morales

• 89' Weston Rangers Ahmadou Faye scores

• Pudhamsken County: No standout performers (rating 7.0+) recorded.

• Koji Okamura (7.8) - Scored twice, assisted once and made a significant contribution to the visitors’ attacking output.

• Ahmadou Faye (7.8) - Added a goal and two assists as Weston Rangers kept finding routes to score.

• Georgi Tonev (7.3) - Scored once and assisted Koji Okamura’s opener.