Suthwick City 3 - 1 Corle Palace

Key Events:

• 12' Yellow card to Suthwick City Vladimir štimac
• 41' Suthwick City Luca Colombo scores
• 44' Corle Palace Israel Morales scores, assisted by Luca Colombo
• 48' Yellow card to Corle Palace Xinping Boon
• 51' Suthwick City Vladimir štimac scores, assisted by David Hernandez
• 53' Yellow card to Suthwick City Luca Colombo
• 57' Yellow card to Corle Palace Friedrich Unger
• 66' Suthwick City Dame Sylla scores, assisted by Xinping Boon
• 73' Yellow card to Suthwick City David Hernandez
• 84' Yellow card to Corle Palace Luca Colombo

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Suthwick City 2.88 xG and Corle Palace 1.42. Three goals from 2.88 xG is a slight over-performance for the hosts, while the visitors’ single goal from 1.42 xG represents a more noticeable shortfall. The combined 4.30 xG suggests the four goals were broadly in keeping with the quality of the chances, even if the teams converted at different rates. The shot figures sharpen the picture: Suthwick City put 11 of 12 attempts on target, compared with four of eight for Corle Palace. Possession was almost evenly split, so the result was less about keeping the ball and more about making the attempts count.

No players reached a recorded rating of 7.0 or higher for either side.

For Suthwick City, the response after Corle Palace levelled the score was decisive: Vladimir štimac restored the lead seven minutes after the equaliser, and Dame Sylla added the third in the 66th minute. The hosts also made more of their defensive work, recording 12 tackles to the visitors’ four, while committing fewer fouls. That is not a complete explanation of a match, but it is a useful hint about which side did more to turn its share of the contest into control.

Corle Palace had slightly more possession and better pass accuracy, yet those advantages did not bring enough shots on target to keep pace. The visitors’ goal arrived promptly after Luca Colombo had put Suthwick City ahead, keeping the match unsettled at the interval; the home side’s second-half goals settled it. Three yellow cards apiece made for a busy disciplinary ledger, though neither team saw a player sent off. In the end, the scoreline and the 11-4 on-target count point in the same direction: Suthwick City were the more effective side when the chances arrived.