The report
Key Events:
- 10' Yellow card to Sturch United Jorge Alvez
- 23' Sturch United Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Philippe Robert
- 25' Sturch United Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
- 52' Kinsdon Wanderers Zdravko Ivanišević scores, assisted by Phillip Lewis
- 55' Sturch United Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
- 61' Sturch United Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Seungwoo Jeong
- 68' Yellow card to Sturch United Michel Lemoine
For Kinsdon Wanderers, the 52nd-minute goal briefly offered a route back into the match, with Zdravko Ivanišević finishing Phillip Lewis’s assist. The response from Sturch United was immediate: Nilson Pires scored again three minutes later, then added a fourth on 61 minutes. The hosts had more possession, more corners and more tackles; the visitors had the much more consequential sequence of chances.
The 1-4 scoreline is therefore a fair reflection of the separation in finishing and attacking volume, even if Kinsdon Wanderers’ 1.53 xG suggests the contest offered them a little more than the final margin might imply. Sturch United were not dominant in possession, but they were clinical enough to make that distinction academic by the hour mark.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Nilson Pires
Scored all four of Sturch United’s goals, converting the visitors’ attacking advantage into an emphatic result.
Pedro Chagas
Provided two assists, including the pass for the second goal that extended the early lead.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
Philippe Robert to Nilson Pires. The event log names a helper; it does not name a body part.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison