Sandallinst 3 - 1 Iverwich City

Key Events:

• 2' Sandallinst Stanislav Mehmed scores, assisted by Hector Fuentes
• 17' Yellow card to Iverwich City Hans Brink
• 22' Sandallinst Stanislav Mehmed scores, assisted by Sylvain Lebrun
• 28' Sandallinst Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Hector Fuentes
• 29' Yellow card to Sandallinst Francisco Diaz
• 36' Yellow card to Iverwich City Jose Hill
• 39' Iverwich City Hans Brink scores
• 40' Yellow card to Sandallinst Ilija Avdić
• 52' Yellow card to Sandallinst Hector Fuentes
• 77' Yellow card to Iverwich City Steven Davies

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Sandallinst scored three from an xG of 3.23, a close match between the chances created and the goals collected. Iverwich City scored once from 1.67 xG, finishing below the estimate; the visitors did find a way through, but not often enough to make their share of the chances count. The shot figures sharpen the picture: Sandallinst put 12 of 14 attempts on target, while Iverwich City managed five on target from nine. With 53% possession and a substantially higher tackle count, the hosts had the ball slightly more and were more active in winning it back. Their three goals by the 28th minute gave that early pressure a decisive return. Iverwich City did respond before half-time, but the figures point to a side that created some danger without matching the hosts’ accuracy in front of goal.

• No Iverwich City players reached a rating of 7.0 or higher.

Sandallinst did not have everything to themselves: Iverwich City won more corners, completed four dribbles to the hosts’ three and kept the match alive with Brink’s goal. But the visitors had already conceded three times by then, and the remainder offered no further change to the score. The six yellow cards supplied a steady reminder that the contest was not entirely governed by passing lanes and shot maps.

At 3-1, the result reflects both Sandallinst’s sharp start and its advantage in shots on target, without pretending Iverwich City were without opportunities. The hosts converted their early control into a lead large enough to withstand the reply; the visitors’ xG suggests there was room for a closer contest, but their single goal left the arithmetic firmly with Sandallinst.