Cownham United 1 - 6 Alton Park

Key Events:

• 8' Alton Park Jose Torres scores, assisted by Steve Williams
• 25' Alton Park Jose Torres scores
• 27' Alton Park Guilherme Da Silva scores
• 28' Yellow card to Alton Park Steve Williams
• 37' Alton Park Jose Torres scores, assisted by Siegfried Hoppe
• 46' Yellow card to Alton Park Siegfried Hoppe
• 66' Yellow card to Cownham United Saliou Sow
• 70' Alton Park Albert Fox scores, assisted by Husein Ćorić
• 74' Yellow card to Cownham United Luca Colombo
• 77' Alton Park Steve Williams scores
• 79' Yellow card to Alton Park Husein Ćorić
• 86' Yellow card to Alton Park Adem Hodžić
• 90' Cownham United Luca Colombo scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Cownham United at 0.36 xG and Alton Park at 3.1. The actual score, 1-6, therefore saw both sides finish above expectation, but to very different degrees: Cownham United converted its lone shot on target, while Alton Park scored six from 11 efforts on target. That is emphatic finishing beyond the estimate, not evidence that the estimate itself counted six goals in advance. The shot count tells the broader tactical story: Alton Park generated 14 attempts to Cownham United’s one, even with less possession. Cownham United had 55 per cent of the ball and more dribbles, but control of the ball did not become a supply of chances; Alton Park made its opportunities count with uncommon efficiency.

• No Cownham United players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The six-goal margin was established by Alton Park’s ruthless use of its chances, especially in a first half that ended with four goals for the visitors. The second half brought two more Alton Park goals before Luca Colombo found the net in stoppage time for Cownham United. The hosts’ greater possession, dribbling and passing accuracy offered a statistical counterweight, but not a practical one: one shot is a difficult platform from which to trouble a side already five goals ahead. Alton Park leave with the points and a hat-trick for Jose Torres; Cownham United at least ensured the final line did not remain blank, though the scoreline had long since made its own case.