Burbrinch 0 - 5 Mawestlay

Key Events:

• 14' Mawestlay Martijn van Dalen scores, assisted by Thiago Freitas
• 39' Mawestlay Patrick Hayes scores
• 48' Yellow card to Mawestlay David Samuel
• 52' Mawestlay Emmanuel Jimoh scores, assisted by Patrick Hayes
• 60' Mawestlay Patrick Hayes scores, assisted by David Samuel
• 62' Mawestlay Thiago Freitas scores
• 63' Yellow card to Mawestlay Thiago Freitas
• 73' Yellow card to Mawestlay Enrique Gonzalez

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Burbrinch recorded 0.26 xG and scored no goals, a fairly direct reflection of a match in which the hosts managed one shot, their only effort on target. Mawestlay produced 1.86 xG from nine shots, six on target, but scored five: a substantial over-performance against the chance-quality estimate. The visitors were markedly more clinical than their shot volume and xG alone would predict, converting their opportunities into a decisive margin. Burbrinch had 60% possession, eight corners and 14 dribbles, but those measures did not translate into sustained threat. Mawestlay had less of the ball, yet their finishing made the difference unusually large.

The scoreline settled early as Martijn van Dalen opened the scoring in the 14th minute and Patrick Hayes added a second before the break. Mawestlay then scored three times between the 52nd and 62nd minutes, turning a comfortable lead into a rout. The visitors’ three yellow cards arrived in a match where they also committed 16 fouls, but their discipline record did not prevent them from keeping control of the decisive moments.

For Burbrinch, the mismatch between possession and attacking output will be the central concern: the hosts circulated the ball, won corners and attempted dribbles, but generated only one shot. Mawestlay needed neither territorial dominance nor a high corner count; they had enough chances, and took them with ruthless efficiency. Five goals from 1.86 xG is a striking return, and a reminder that the scoreboard is under no obligation to follow the estimate.