Holey 1 - 6 Yatham United

Key Events:

• 3' Yatham United Edward Pearson scores, assisted by Paul Sutherland
• 12' Yatham United Rainer Müller scores
• 22' Yellow card to Holey Pedro Chagas
• 33' Yatham United Daniel Diallo scores, assisted by Paul Sutherland
• 42' Yellow card to Holey Michel Lemoine
• 48' Yatham United Rainer Müller scores, assisted by Khadim Diakhate
• 50' Yatham United Daniel Diallo scores
• 70' Yellow card to Yatham United an unnamed player
• 74' Yatham United Rainer Müller scores, assisted by Khadim Diakhate
• 79' Holey Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 88' Yellow card to Yatham United Edward Pearson

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis

The chance-quality estimate put Holey at 0.49 xG and Yatham United at 3.25. The final score of 1-6 therefore had both sides finishing above their expected goals: Holey by 0.51 and Yatham United by 2.75. Yatham United’s six goals were a substantial return even against a strong chance profile, while Holey made its limited attacking output count once. The 14-3 shot count, including 12 shots on target for Yatham United against Holey’s one, shows why possession alone offered little comfort to the hosts. Holey had 51 per cent of the ball and ten corners, but Yatham United’s attacks were more direct and far more productive. The corner ledger was generous to Holey; the scoreboard was less so.

Holey: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.

Yatham United:

• Rainer Müller (8.4) - Scored three times, supplying the finishing touch to a performance that kept finding room on the scoreboard.
• Daniel Diallo (7.6) - Added two goals and helped turn Yatham United’s pressure into a decisive lead.
• Paul Sutherland (7.0) - Set up the opening goal and Daniel Diallo’s first, making his contribution count twice.
• Khadim Diakhate (7.0) - Assisted both of Rainer Müller’s second-half goals as Yatham United continued to convert its opportunities.

The scoreline had been established well before the closing stages: Yatham United led 3-0 by the 33rd minute, then scored twice in the first five minutes after the break. Rainer Müller completed his hat-trick at 74', and Philippe Robert’s 79th-minute reply gave Holey a goal without changing the shape of the result. The hosts’ ten corners and equal 86 per cent pass accuracy with their opponents are reminders that they were not entirely without the ball or territory. They simply produced three shots, one on target, while Yatham United made 12 of its 14 attempts test the goalkeeper. Holey found a small consolation late on; Yatham United had already made the afternoon emphatically its own.