Asham Town 3 - 1 Midgefier

Key Events:

• 4' Asham Town Luis Alves scores
• 9' Yellow card to Midgefier Vladimir štimac
• 17' Asham Town Nelson Semedo scores, assisted by Luis Morales
• 38' Yellow card to Midgefier Davit Qavtaradze
• 58' Yellow card to Asham Town Nelson Semedo
• 63' Midgefier Bruno Rossi scores
• 79' Yellow card to Asham Town Julio Montero
• 79' Yellow card to Asham Town Dean Meštrović
• 84' Asham Town Luis Alves scores, assisted by Tommy Hansen

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Asham Town scored three goals from 2.28 xG, a modest over-performance that came with enough volume behind it: 12 shots, seven on target. Midgefier scored once from 0.36 xG, making the most of its sole shot and sole effort on target. The figures point to a match in which possession did not translate into repeated danger: Midgefier had 56% of the ball, but Asham Town produced nearly all the shooting. The visitors’ passing and dribbling numbers suggest they could move the ball and take players on; the missing ingredient was getting into positions that asked the goalkeeper more than once.

The sequence of goals gave Asham Town a useful platform before the match had settled: Luis Alves struck in the fourth minute, and Nelson Semedo made it 2-0 in the 17th, with Luis Morales supplying the assist. Midgefier did not fold; Bruno Rossi pulled one back in the 63rd minute, and the possession and corner counts show the visitors had spells in the contest. But one shot on target is a narrow channel through which to build a comeback, and Luis Alves closed it down with his second goal in the 84th.

The five yellow cards added a little friction, particularly with three shown to Asham Town in the second half, but there were no red cards to alter the shape of the match. In the end, Asham Town won 3-1 through sharper finishing and a substantial advantage in shots and chances, rather than by monopolising the ball. Midgefier had more possession; Asham Town made more of the moments that mattered.