Taune Stanley 3 - 4 Rottlash Vale

Key Events:

• 26' Rottlash Vale Douglas Evans scores, assisted by Yong Cheng
• 29' Rottlash Vale Moussa Sangare scores
• 29' Yellow card to Rottlash Vale Moussa Sangare
• 37' Yellow card to Rottlash Vale Yong Cheng
• 40' Taune Stanley Jorge Alvez scores, assisted by Philippe Robert
• 42' Yellow card to Taune Stanley Pedro Chagas
• 44' Yellow card to Rottlash Vale Israel Morales
• 57' Taune Stanley Philippe Robert scores
• 66' Taune Stanley Pedro Chagas scores, assisted by Philippe Robert
• 68' Yellow card to Rottlash Vale Ali Koffi
• 80' Yellow card to Taune Stanley Philippe Robert
• 80' Rottlash Vale Matthew Cook scores, assisted by Yeongjun Byun
• 89' Rottlash Vale Joel Lenoir scores, assisted by Moussa Sangare

For a spell after the break, Taune Stanley made the match look as though possession and precision might be enough: Philippe Robert equalised, then set up Pedro Chagas to put the hosts ahead. But the lead did not erase the underlying contest. Rottlash Vale had been asking more questions throughout, and Matthew Cook restored parity in the 80th minute before Joel Lenoir settled the result at 89'. The late goals were not a sudden change in the numbers so much as their delayed arrival.

The 3-4 scoreline gives Taune Stanley credit for converting its limited chances and for turning a two-goal deficit into a lead. It also leaves Rottlash Vale with a deserved win on the balance of the chances, despite having less of the ball and lower pass accuracy. Four yellow cards for the visitors and two for the hosts supplied a parallel contest in discipline; neither side crossed into a red-card interruption. Taune Stanley had the more efficient finishing, but Rottlash Vale had the much fuller supply of opportunities, and eventually that proved decisive.