Farnalmool United 4 - 0 Gridge Albion

The scoreline was emphatic, and the chance count suggests it might have been larger still. Farnalmool United recorded 24 shots, 18 on target and 5.13 xG, while Gridge Albion managed three shots, all on target, for 0.76 xG. The hosts scored four from their estimated 5.13 expected goals, finishing about 1.13 below that benchmark; the visitors scored none from 0.76. In practical terms, Farnalmool United created enough to make the clean sheet feel less like the full extent of their attacking work and more like the portion that found the net.

The goals arrived in a decisive sequence. William Riley opened the scoring at 38' with Xinping Boon providing the assist, and Boon added a second six minutes later from Rafael Soto. Soto scored after the break, then set up Yordan Kamenov to make it four at 68'. The hosts did not need to dominate possession to dominate the useful territory: their shot volume and on-target count tell that story plainly. Gridge Albion did complete slightly more passes accurately by percentage and attempted more dribbles, but those details had little purchase on a match in which their attack produced only 0.76 xG.

There was one caution for Francisco Hidalgo before the scoring began. After that, Farnalmool United kept adding goals without turning the match into a card-counting exercise. The 4 - 0 result reflects a wide gap in attacking threat, even if the hosts’ xG says there was room for an even more extravagant afternoon. Gridge Albion were not wholly without the ball, but possession alone is a poor consolation when it comes with three shots and no goal.

Key Events:

• 26' Yellow card to Farnalmool United Francisco Hidalgo
• 38' Farnalmool United William Riley scores, assisted by Xinping Boon
• 44' Farnalmool United Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Rafael Soto
• 56' Farnalmool United Rafael Soto scores
• 68' Farnalmool United Yordan Kamenov scores, assisted by Rafael Soto

Farnalmool United

• Rafael Soto (7.8) - Scored once and assisted twice, contributing directly to three of the four goals.
• Xinping Boon (7.3) - Scored and supplied the assist for the opener.

Gridge Albion No players reached a rating of 7.0.