Ilforne Villa 5 - 2 Mucklitch United

Key Events:

• 10' Mucklitch United Friedrich Unger scores, assisted by Luis Pinto
• 16' Yellow card to Mucklitch United Lindomar Da Silva
• 22' Ilforne Villa Allan Carroll scores, assisted by Zdravko Ivanišević
• 25' Ilforne Villa Allan Carroll scores, assisted by Michael Brown
• 35' Yellow card to Ilforne Villa Zdravko Ivanišević
• 41' Mucklitch United Israel Morales scores, assisted by Bruno Rossi
• 58' Ilforne Villa Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Michael Brown
• 75' Yellow card to Mucklitch United Friedrich Unger
• 76' Ilforne Villa Michael Brown scores
• 90' Ilforne Villa Allan Carroll scores, assisted by Philippe Robert
• 90' Yellow card to Mucklitch United Bruno Rossi

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Ilforne Villa’s 5 goals from 3.94 xG amounted to a modest over-performance of just over one goal, while Mucklitch United scored 2 from 2.03 xG, almost exactly matching the chance quality they generated. The gap between the sides was therefore less about the visitors wasting a stream of clear chances and more about Ilforne Villa creating and finishing more opportunities: 18 shots, 14 on target, against 11 shots and 6 on target for Mucklitch United. The visitors edged possession 51% to 49%, but Ilforne Villa made more of their attacking moments. The xG figures also underline that the 5-2 scoreline was emphatic without being wholly detached from the chances on offer.

• No Mucklitch United player reached a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The match repeatedly threatened to become a contest of momentum: Mucklitch United struck first, and Israel Morales restored their lead’s importance just before half-time after Ilforne Villa had taken control with two quick goals. But the hosts answered again after the break, with Michel Lemoine putting them ahead and Michael Brown extending the margin a minute after Mucklitch United’s second yellow card. The visitors kept possession and found the net twice, yet Ilforne Villa’s greater accuracy in front of goal proved decisive. Carroll’s 90th-minute goal settled the count at 5-2: a substantial home win, and one assembled by turning pressure into shots that actually tested the goalkeeper.