Lony Bard 3 - 3 Kirkbymowel

Key Events:

• 13' Yellow card to Kirkbymowel Bruno Rossi
• 15' Yellow card to Lony Bard Giuseppe Conte
• 21' Kirkbymowel Vladimir štimac scores, assisted by Victor Nieva
• 25' Lony Bard Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 27' Yellow card to Lony Bard Philippe Robert
• 28' Lony Bard Jorge Alvez scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
• 32' Kirkbymowel Victor Nieva scores
• 50' Kirkbymowel Victor Nieva scores, assisted by Edmund Tan
• 86' Lony Bard Jorge Alvez scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Kirkbymowel at 3.83 xG against three actual goals, a modest underperformance despite creating enough danger to record 17 shots, 14 on target and three goals. Lony Bard scored three from 1.5 xG, finishing at twice its expected return from just seven attempts, five of them on target. The contrast points to two different attacking stories: Kirkbymowel repeatedly got into shooting positions, while Lony Bard made a smaller supply count with unusually sharp finishing. Neither side’s output matched its xG neatly, which is one way of describing the match and not quite a way of explaining it.

The sequence made the final 3-3 feel less like a settled verdict than a running negotiation. Kirkbymowel struck first, but Lony Bard scored twice in three minutes to turn the lead around. Kirkbymowel then restored its advantage with goals either side of half-time, leaving Lony Bard to find an equaliser in the 86th minute. The hosts had less possession and fewer shots, but their late goal ensured that the visitors’ clear edge in volume did not become an edge on the scoreboard. Both clubs scored three; the match’s balance was in the result, not in the chances.

Lony Bard

• Jorge Alvez (8.1) - Scored twice and assisted Philippe Robert’s goal, accounting for three of Lony Bard’s goals.

Kirkbymowel

• Victor Nieva (8.1) - Scored twice and assisted Vladimir štimac’s opener, matching Jorge Alvez’s direct contribution to three goals.