Leigh City 0 - 8 Cley Villa

Key Events:

• 4' Cley Villa Phillip Lewis scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 22' Cley Villa Jorge Alvez scores, assisted by Phillip Lewis
• 32' Yellow card to Leigh City Israel Morales
• 33' Cley Villa Jorge Alvez scores, assisted by Phillip Lewis
• 38' Yellow card to Leigh City Friedrich Unger
• 40' Cley Villa Luiz Marques scores, assisted by Jose Arcia
• 43' Cley Villa Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 49' Yellow card to Leigh City Luis Pinto
• 60' Yellow card to Leigh City Luca Colombo
• 70' Cley Villa Jose Arcia scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
• 81' Cley Villa Jose Arcia scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
• 90' Cley Villa Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Luiz Marques

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Leigh City 1.26 xG and Cley Villa 4.75, against the actual score of 0-8. Leigh City failed to convert the chances their estimate suggested they created, while Cley Villa exceeded its xG by 3.25 goals, finishing with uncommon ruthlessness. The visitors’ 20 shots, 18 on target, show that this was not simply a case of a few fortunate strikes: they generated repeated danger and converted at a rate that made a strong attacking performance look almost extravagant. Possession was close, at 49% to 51%, but the shot count tells the more useful tactical story. Leigh City had five attempts and put all five on target, yet could not score; Cley Villa repeatedly got into positions to test the defence and kept doing so after the contest was effectively settled.

• Leigh City had no standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.

The four yellow cards shown to Leigh City accompanied a match in which the visitors had the clearer attacking command, despite the near-even possession figures. Leigh City earned six corners to Cley Villa’s three, but territory alone could not make up for the gap in shots or finishing. By the time Jose Arcia scored his second in the 81st minute, the result had long been settled; Michel Lemoine’s late finish merely put the final, emphatic mark on it. Eight goals from 4.75 xG is a substantial overperformance, but the 18 shots on target explain why Cley Villa leave with an 0-8 win rather than a narrow victory dressed up by the scoreline.