Walinstaby Bast 2 - 3 Yeoth Orient

Key Events:

• 13' Yellow card to Walinstaby Bast Michael Brown
• 23' Yeoth Orient Esteban Bonilla scores, assisted by David Carretero
• 37' Walinstaby Bast Stefan Hadzhiev scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
• 50' Yellow card to Walinstaby Bast Zdravko Ivanišević
• 58' Yellow card to Yeoth Orient Mohamed Bakr
• 70' Walinstaby Bast Stefan Hadzhiev scores, assisted by Macoumba Cisse
• 79' Yeoth Orient John Robinson scores, assisted by Mohamed Bakr
• 88' Yeoth Orient Esteban Bonilla scores, assisted by John Blake

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Walinstaby Bast 2.92 xG against two goals, while Yeoth Orient recorded 4.23 xG and scored three. Both sides therefore finished below their estimated chance value: Walinstaby Bast by 0.92 and Yeoth Orient by 1.23. The visitors still had the stronger attacking return in the result, and their 18 shots, including 16 on target, underline how persistently they tested the hosts. Walinstaby Bast had 14 shots and 10 on target, so their two goals were no accident, even if their 53% possession did not translate into the same overall chance quality. Possession belonged slightly more to the hosts; the more telling measure belonged to Yeoth Orient.

The match turned on a contrast that the scoreline captures neatly enough: Walinstaby Bast found a two-goal scorer in Hadzhiev, but Yeoth Orient had more shots on target and three different moments when the hosts’ lead over the contest was put under pressure. After Hadzhiev’s second goal made it 2–1, John Robinson brought the sides level in the 79th minute, and Bonilla completed the turnaround eight minutes later. Walinstaby Bast’s greater share of possession and higher tackle count showed a side willing to keep competing, but neither measure could erase the visitors’ edge in chance quality. Yeoth Orient leave with the 3–2 win; for the hosts, two goals from Hadzhiev proved an impressive contribution, just not quite a complete defence against the late arrival of Bonilla.