The report
Key Events:
- 11' Yellow card to Strack Athletic Javier Del Rio
- 34' Yellow card to Scayland Michael Brown
- 52' Strack Athletic Samuele Palumbo scores, assisted by Samuel Perez
- 59' Strack Athletic Peter Stam scores, assisted by Javier Del Rio
- 66' Strack Athletic Hugo De Souza scores, assisted by Peter Stam
- 72' Yellow card to Scayland Allan Carroll
- 73' Strack Athletic Andrew Skinner scores, assisted by Hugo De Souza
- 86' Strack Athletic Hugo De Souza scores, assisted by Peter Stam
- 90' Strack Athletic Samuel Perez scores
Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Strack Athletic scored six from 5.53 xG, an over-performance of 0.47 goals: a modest finishing bonus, rather than a result requiring an implausible run of luck. Scayland finished with 0 goals from 0.01 xG, and, more decisively, no shots at all. The visitors’ 25 attempts and 20 on target show that their advantage was not merely a matter of converting a handful of chances; they repeatedly found ways to test the defence. Possession was nearly even, with Scayland at 51% and Strack Athletic at 49%, but the ball’s company did not translate into threat for the hosts. The decisive difference was what each side did with it: Strack Athletic turned pressure into a steady stream of attempts, then into six goals after the break.
No Scayland player recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.
The scoreline was already emphatic before Samuel Perez added the sixth in the 90th minute. Strack Athletic spread their goals across four scorers, with Hugo De Souza and Peter Stam particularly influential, while the assist contributions from Samuel Perez, Javier Del Rio and others gave the attack a collective shape. Scayland did win nine corners and held a slight edge in possession, but neither figure altered the central fact of the match: they registered no shots, and the visitors kept producing chances. Six goals against 5.53 xG is a convincing return, but the volume of attempts made the result feel earned rather than accidental.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Hugo De Souza*
Scored twice and assisted Andrew Skinner, contributing directly to three goals.
Peter Stam*
Scored once and supplied two assists, helping drive the visitors’ second-half surge.
Samuel Perez*
Set up the opener and scored the final goal.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
Samuel Perez to Samuele Palumbo. 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

