Tickrinch 3 - 2 Louryhitwool Albion

Key Events:

• 16' Yellow card to Louryhitwool Albion Phillip Lewis
• 23' Tickrinch John Bailey scores, assisted by Ivan Cvetković
• 25' Louryhitwool Albion Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Philippe Robert
• 33' Louryhitwool Albion Jorge Alvez scores
• 37' Yellow card to Louryhitwool Albion Pedro Chagas
• 45' Tickrinch Julio Cortes scores, assisted by Ivan Cvetković
• 75' Tickrinch Julio Cortes scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Tickrinch scored three from 5.47 xG, finishing 2.47 below the chance-quality estimate; Louryhitwool Albion scored twice from 2.58 xG, a smaller shortfall of 0.58. Both sides therefore left goals on the table, though the gap between Tickrinch’s xG and its actual return was the more conspicuous accounting oddity. The hosts’ 26 shots, including 19 on target, indicate sustained threat, while the visitors also made their 12 attempts count enough to build a lead. Possession was nearly even, with Louryhitwool Albion at 51%, so control of the ball alone did not tell the story: Tickrinch generated far more attempts and eventually turned that volume into the decisive goal.

The scoreline required Tickrinch to recover after Louryhitwool Albion went ahead, first through Nilson Pires and then Jorge Alvez. John Bailey had opened the scoring, and Julio Cortes brought the hosts level on the stroke of half-time before completing his brace in the second half. Those goals made the difference in a match where the visitors had a little more possession and better pass accuracy, but Tickrinch put the ball toward goal much more often.

The two yellow cards went to Louryhitwool Albion, while neither side received a red. That stayed a small detail beside the main contest: the visitors made their opportunities count, but Tickrinch kept producing chances until one settled the score at 3-2. With a 5.47 xG return yielding only three goals, the hosts’ attacking night was productive without being especially tidy. The result, at least, was tidy enough.