Patelder 3 - 1 Hedge United

Key Events:

• 7' Yellow card to Hedge United Lindomar Da Silva

• 25' Patelder Seungwoo Jeong scores

• 25' Yellow card to Hedge United Vladimir štimac

• 32' Hedge United Luis Pinto scores, assisted by Lindomar Da Silva

• 44' Yellow card to Hedge United Luca Colombo

• 65' Yellow card to Patelder Zdravko Ivanišević

• 70' Yellow card to Patelder Jorge Alvez

• 77' Patelder Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Philippe Robert

• 79' Patelder Pedro Chagas scores, assisted by Seungwoo Jeong

• 85' Yellow card to Hedge United Xinping Boon

• No Hedge United players reached a recorded rating of 7.0 or higher.

For much of the match, the numbers offered Hedge United grounds for believing they could stay in control: more possession, more dribbles and slightly better pass accuracy. But Patelder had the sharper return on its chances and made the key shift late on, scoring twice in two minutes to move from level terms to a 3-1 lead. The hosts also recorded more tackles, while Hedge United committed 15 fouls to Patelder’s four, a disparity that gives the visitors’ four yellow cards some statistical company.

The result was settled by Patelder’s efficiency and its ability to turn pressure into goals when the match was still there to be taken. Hedge United did find an equaliser through Luis Pinto, assisted by Lindomar Da Silva, but could not add to it. Patelder finished with three goals from 2.14 xG and a 3-1 win; Hedge United leave with the larger share of possession, which is a respectable column and a rather unhelpful consolation.