Bravander 3 - 4 Totton United

Key Events:

• 3' Yellow card to Bravander Vladimir štimac
• 6' Totton United Manuel Camargo scores
• 36' Yellow card to Totton United Manuel Camargo
• 45' Totton United Luca Colombo scores
• 51' Yellow card to Bravander Bruno Rossi
• 57' Totton United Luca Colombo scores
• 57' Yellow card to Bravander Severino Rodrigues
• 64' Totton United Luca Colombo scores, assisted by Bruno Rossi
• 73' Bravander Vladimir štimac scores, assisted by John Franco
• 78' Bravander Gilles Cyr scores, assisted by Vladimir štimac
• 83' Bravander Hans Sørensen scores, assisted by Manuel Paiva

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Bravander produced 2.98 xG and scored three, a close return on the chances created. Totton United registered 2.65 xG but scored four, finishing well above the estimate; the difference between the sides was therefore less about chance volume than the visitors’ unusually ruthless conversion. Bravander had more possession and shots, but Totton United put more of their attempts on target, 10 to nine. The numbers describe a match in which the hosts did enough to build pressure, but the visitors did more damage when opportunities arrived.

Bravander deserve credit for refusing to let the scoreline settle into a comfortable conclusion. Three goals between the 73rd and 83rd minutes brought them within one, after Totton United had built a four-goal lead, and the hosts’ 16 shots and 55% possession show that they were not short of involvement. But involvement is not the same as control: Totton United had the sharper target record, and Colombo’s three goals gave the visitors a cushion that survived the late surge. The final whistle left Bravander with a lively closing spell and Totton United with the points, an outcome that was less tidy than their earlier advantage but remains a win by the exact margin the score records.