Standson United 0 - 7 Hemsburn Rovers

Key Events:

• 12' Hemsburn Rovers Miguel Semedo scores, assisted by Talla Ndiaye
• 23' Hemsburn Rovers Brian Nicholls scores, assisted by Talla Ndiaye
• 27' Hemsburn Rovers Luiz De Souza scores, assisted by Miguel Semedo
• 29' Yellow card to Standson United Bruno Rossi
• 40' Yellow card to Hemsburn Rovers Guilherme Alves
• 47' Yellow card to Hemsburn Rovers Dean Marshall
• 49' Hemsburn Rovers Miguel Semedo scores, assisted by Talla Ndiaye
• 53' Yellow card to Standson United Luca Colombo
• 63' Hemsburn Rovers Brian Nicholls scores
• 66' Hemsburn Rovers Brian Nicholls scores
• 70' Yellow card to Hemsburn Rovers Muhammad Joseph
• 79' Hemsburn Rovers Miguel Semedo scores
• 90' Yellow card to Hemsburn Rovers Ole Laursen

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Hemsburn Rovers scored seven from 4.29 xG, substantially exceeding the chance-quality estimate with a clinical return. The visitors also put 15 of 20 shots on target, so this was not a case of goals arriving from a single improbable ricochet and then inviting its friends. Standson United recorded 1.26 xG from five shots, all on target, but finished without a goal. Their 53% possession and five corners suggest they did have some of the ball and opportunities to build; the striking difference was how often Hemsburn Rovers turned attacks into dangerous efforts and then goals. The visitors’ 47% possession was quite sufficient for the job, and the seven-goal margin reflects both their volume of chances and their unusually productive finishing.

No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher were recorded for Standson United.

For Standson United, the possession and passing figures offered little comfort against a side that allowed them five shots but gave up no goals. Hemsburn Rovers were not the more possessive team, nor did they win the corner count; they were simply far more direct in the part of football that eventually gets printed in large type. The visitors’ three-goal first-half burst established the shape of the match, and the two goals in three minutes after the hour made any suggestion of a recovery especially theoretical. Standson United had five shots on target and still found no way through, while Hemsburn Rovers converted seven times from 15 efforts on target. At 0-7, the scoreline was emphatic, and the underlying shot count gives it a sturdy foundation.