Ard Rangers 0 - 6 Buston Town

The scoreline was emphatic, and the chance-quality figures say it was earned: Buston Town produced 3.75 xG and scored six, substantially outperforming the estimate, while Ard Rangers managed 0.01 xG and no goals. Buston’s 16 shots, 14 on target, show a steady supply of attempts rather than a single fortunate burst. Ard Rangers held 56% possession and won six corners, but neither translated into a shot. That gap between having the ball and creating a chance was the central tactical fact of a match in which the visitors needed only seven minutes to begin making it visible.

Francisco Silveira was at the centre of the damage, scoring twice and assisting two more; Gela Samkharadze contributed a goal and two assists before receiving a yellow card. Buston Town had already built a four-goal lead by the interval, then Mario Villarreal and Samkharadze extended it soon after the restart. The visitors’ two yellow cards and Ard Rangers’ one were minor details beside the goals, though the hosts’ 20 dribbles and 83% passing accuracy suggest they were not entirely short of activity. They were short of attempts, which is a more consequential shortage.

Key Events:

• 7' Buston Town Jens König scores, assisted by Gela Samkharadze

• 10' Buston Town Julian Torres scores, assisted by Francisco Silveira

• 22' Buston Town Francisco Silveira scores

• 34' Yellow card to Buston Town Gela Samkharadze

• 42' Buston Town Francisco Silveira scores, assisted by Gela Samkharadze

• 48' Buston Town Mario Villarreal scores

• 53' Buston Town Gela Samkharadze scores, assisted by Francisco Silveira

• 70' Yellow card to Buston Town Jens König

• 74' Yellow card to Ard Rangers Pedro Chagas

• No Ard Rangers players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.