Coakeham 5 - 0 Thouge Athletic

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate puts Coakeham at 4.98 xG and Thouge Athletic at 0.86. Five goals from 4.98 xG is close to expectation, so the hosts’ finishing was productive without needing to outrun the chances created; the visitors, by contrast, scored none from a limited 0.86 xG. The shot count explains much of the difference: Coakeham put 17 of 24 attempts on target, while Thouge Athletic managed three on target from four shots. Their 54% possession, 13 corners and 11 dribbles gave the visitors more of the ball and plenty of set-piece opportunities, but not enough clear danger to make that control count. Coakeham’s 46% possession came with a far more decisive return.

The match turned into a decisive home win after the break. Coakeham had already led 2-0 through Friedrich Unger and Tomislav Varga, then added three goals between the 65th and 71st minutes. Chao Toh scored before setting up Ralf Petersen, while Tomislav Varga assisted Mario Bianchi. The spread of goals and assists reflected a side able to threaten in several ways, rather than relying on one scorer to carry the afternoon. Four yellow cards were shown, two to each club, but none altered the scoreline. On this evidence, Thouge Athletic had territory and corners; Coakeham had the shots on target, the goals and the points.

Key Events:

• 23' Yellow card to Thouge Athletic Lindomar Da Silva

• 27' Coakeham Friedrich Unger scores

• 38' Coakeham Tomislav Varga scores, assisted by Luis Rivas

• 63' Yellow card to Coakeham Nuno Sousa

• 65' Coakeham Chao Toh scores

• 69' Coakeham Mario Bianchi scores, assisted by Tomislav Varga

• 71' Coakeham Ralf Petersen scores, assisted by Chao Toh

• 83' Yellow card to Coakeham Stuart Mitchell

• 89' Yellow card to Thouge Athletic Friedrich Unger

• No Thouge Athletic players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.