The report
Key Events:
- 6' Yellow card to Leigh United Peng Ng
- 9' Yellow card to Leigh United John Stuart
- 12' Leigh United Sada Muramatsu scores
- 33' Leigh United John Stuart scores, assisted by Cristian Martinez
- 54' Leigh United Cristian Martinez scores, assisted by Miroslav Ljubić
- 63' Leigh United Marco Baldini scores
- 65' Yellow card to St Dart Kleber Bezerra
- 69' Leigh United Cristian Martinez scores, assisted by Amadeu Silva
No St Dart player recorded a standout rating of 7.0 or higher.
For Leigh United, the early bookings did not disrupt the work: Sada Muramatsu opened the scoring in the 12th minute, and John Stuart doubled the advantage before half-time. After the break, Cristian Martinez and Marco Baldini added goals before Martinez completed the scoring in the 69th minute. The sequence turned a commanding lead into a five-goal margin, with the home side finding the net through four different scorers.
The final 5-0 score is supported by the broad shape of the match: Leigh United put 15 attempts on target and converted five, while St Dart finished with none. Yet the equal possession and the visitors’ corner advantage are reminders that control is not always measured by time on the ball or set-piece count. Here, the most useful measure was the one St Dart never managed to produce: a shot.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Cristian Martinez
Scored twice and supplied the assist for John Stuart, directly involved in three of the five goals.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
A booking nearby, then Sada Muramatsu for Leigh United. Tension, then arithmetic.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison