Hemptowlyme 5 - 0 Raunstaver

Key Events:

• 7' Hemptowlyme Mateo Gutierrez scores, assisted by Eunwoo Sin
• 9' Yellow card to Hemptowlyme Francesco Merlo
• 33' Hemptowlyme Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Eunwoo Sin
• 36' Yellow card to Raunstaver Luis Pinto
• 55' Hemptowlyme Paul Thomas scores
• 56' Yellow card to Raunstaver Xinping Boon
• 64' Hemptowlyme Paul Thomas scores, assisted by Pedro Ramos
• 74' Yellow card to Raunstaver Saliou Sow
• 83' Hemptowlyme Francesco Merlo scores, assisted by Pedro Ramos

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Hemptowlyme scored five from an xG of 4.43, a return just above the chance-quality estimate rather than an unlikely finishing spree. The 23 shots and 14 on target help explain the steady supply of danger; Mateo Gutierrez opened the scoring in the seventh minute, and the second goal arrived before the half-hour had passed. Raunstaver finished with 0.86 xG from just four shots, three on target. That figure indicates some threat, but the contrast in volume was substantial: Hemptowlyme created more opportunities and kept turning them into pressure, while Raunstaver had too few attempts to make the contest close. The five-goal margin was emphatic, and the underlying numbers offer no appeal to the court of fortune.

• No Raunstaver players reached a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The second half removed any remaining suspense without making the game a mere procession. Paul Thomas scored in the 55th minute and again nine minutes later, the latter assisted by Pedro Ramos, before Hemptowlyme added a fifth through Francesco Merlo in the 83rd. The four yellow cards, including one for Merlo before he later scored, provided the match with a small administrative subplot; they did not alter its direction. Raunstaver matched Hemptowlyme for corners and came close on pass accuracy, but those measures could not compensate for the gulf in shots. In Division 8 League 60, Hemptowlyme’s 5-0 win was built on more chances, sharper finishing and a lead that kept growing until the scoreline had said quite enough.