Holdste 1 - 7 Crougham United

Key Events:

• 9' Yellow card to Crougham United Alan Ivanišević
• 11' Crougham United Romain Arnaud scores, assisted by Vladimir štimac
• 15' Yellow card to Holdste Rob Kuijpers
• 22' Yellow card to Crougham United Vladimir štimac
• 26' Crougham United Shahid Morris scores, assisted by Xinping Boon
• 33' Crougham United Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Maurice van der Meulen
• 35' Crougham United Shahid Morris scores, assisted by Bruno Rossi
• 51' Yellow card to Crougham United Bruno Rossi
• 53' Crougham United Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Alan Ivanišević
• 60' Yellow card to Crougham United Mario Zorić
• 62' Crougham United Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Alan Ivanišević
• 64' Holdste Silvino Dos Santos scores, assisted by Geraldo Dos Santos
• 71' Crougham United Alan Ivanišević scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Holdste scored once from 0.98 xG, almost precisely matching the chance quality it created. Crougham United produced 4.25 xG but scored seven, an overperformance of 2.75 goals: ruthless finishing took an already commanding attacking display and made the scoreline emphatic. The shot counts help explain the imbalance. Crougham United put 16 of 18 attempts on target, while Holdste managed three on target from five shots. Possession, at 53% to 47% for Holdste, offered little protection against that degree of accuracy; the visitors made their spells with the ball count, and did not need to dominate possession to dominate the match.

The seven goals were spread across the match, but the decisive stretch came before the break: Crougham United scored four times between the 11th and 35th minutes. Silvino Dos Santos pulled one back at 64', with Geraldo Dos Santos supplying the assist, but it did not alter the shape of the contest. Alan Ivanišević added the final goal at 71', completing a result that the visitors’ shot volume and finishing had made difficult to dispute.

There was a curious statistical contrast in Holdste’s eight corners and greater possession, against Crougham United’s zero corners. The home side did have territory and set-piece opportunities, but the visitors were far more productive in front of goal and more accurate with their attempts. For Holdste, the near-match between its xG and actual goal offers little comfort beside the final score; for Crougham United, converting seven from 4.25 xG was the kind of afternoon that makes a good attack look almost unfairly efficient.