The report
Key Events:
- 4' Hithbrours Niko Josipović scores
- 10' Hithbrours Bernardo Dos Santos scores
- 18' Yellow card to Wasell City Bruno Rossi
- 29' Hithbrours Hassan Shaibu scores, assisted by Niko Josipović
- 31' Yellow card to Wasell City Lindomar Da Silva
- 43' Hithbrours Niko Josipović scores, assisted by Manuel Castrellon
- 56' Hithbrours Manuel Castrellon scores
- 57' Yellow card to Hithbrours Manuel Castrellon
- 61' Hithbrours Hassan Shaibu scores, assisted by Roberto Estevez
- 70' Hithbrours Niko Josipović scores
- 76' Hithbrours Veljko Šehić scores, assisted by Manuel Castrellon
Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Hithbrours’ four xG became eight goals, a remarkable return: they scored four above the chance-quality estimate. Thirteen of their 20 shots were on target, and the four-goal first half showed how quickly they made their attacking opportunities count. Wasell City’s 0.01 xG, alongside no shots, records a near-total absence of threat. The hosts held 53% possession and completed 84% of their passes, but those figures did not translate into attempts; Hithbrours had less of the ball and far more of the match’s meaningful action.
No Wasell City players reached a rating of 7.0.
Hithbrours’ lead was already four at the interval, and the second-half goals ensured the contest did not settle into a mere matter of managing the advantage. Their 20 shots to Wasell City’s zero tell the clearest story, while eight corners to four point to pressure that kept returning even as possession leaned slightly toward the hosts. Wasell City recorded 14 fouls and two yellow cards; Hithbrours had seven fouls and one booking. The numbers describe a mismatch in attacking production, not a close game with an unusually generous final flourish. Hithbrours converted chances at a rate well beyond the xG estimate, while Wasell City never produced a shot to test the other end. The final score was 0-8, and the gap between possession and threat proved rather less mysterious than the scoreboard might suggest.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Niko Josipović
Scored three times and added an assist, driving Hithbrours’ attack.
Hassan Shaibu
Finished twice, including from Josipović’s pass.
Manuel Castrellon
Scored once, assisted twice and was booked.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
Niko Josipović, unassisted on the log. Origin unknown; destination 0–1.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison

