Fartham 10 - 0 Hedge United

Key Events:

• 13' Fartham Pietro Ricci scores, assisted by Jose Perez
• 17' Yellow card to Fartham Pietro Ricci
• 20' Fartham Larry Perkins scores
• 25' Yellow card to Fartham Paul Gauthier
• 29' Yellow card to Fartham Bruno Rossi
• 30' Yellow card to Hedge United Luis Pinto
• 31' Fartham John Andersen scores
• 41' Fartham Larry Perkins scores, assisted by Bruno Rossi
• 45' Fartham John Andersen scores, assisted by Bruno Rossi
• 57' Fartham Bruno Rossi scores, assisted by John Andersen
• 65' Fartham Savo Jovičić scores, assisted by Bruno Rossi
• 67' Fartham Oscar Galvis scores, assisted by Bruno Rossi
• 70' Yellow card to Fartham Jose Perez
• 79' Fartham John Andersen scores, assisted by Pietro Ricci
• 87' Fartham Savo Jovičić scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Fartham scored 10 from an xG of 3.38, an over-performance of 6.62 goals: an extraordinary finishing return from 15 shots, 12 of them on target. The estimate points to a strong attacking display, but not to ten goals’ worth of ordinary chance quality; Fartham converted at a rate that took the match well beyond what the chances alone would predict. Hedge United recorded 0.36 xG and no goals from two shots, with one on target. The visitors’ 55% possession and seven corners did not translate into sustained danger, while Fartham made its attacks count with ruthless efficiency.

• Hedge United - No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.

The numbers make the central oddity plain: Hedge United kept the ball more, won more corners, completed passes more accurately and attempted more dribbles. Yet the visitors managed only two shots, while Fartham turned its comparatively limited possession into a ten-goal margin. Fartham also made 12 tackles to Hedge United’s three, another sign that the hosts were more effective at stopping the opposition’s moves from becoming meaningful attacks. The four yellow cards for Fartham add a slightly untidy edge to an otherwise emphatic afternoon; the scoreline, at least, needed no assistance from the disciplinary ledger.