Sudley Wednesday 0 - 6 Ston and Hay

Key Events:

• 2' Yellow card to Sudley Wednesday Bruno Rossi
• 10' Ston and Hay Mario Hermosilla scores
• 33' Ston and Hay Mikheil Baramidze scores, assisted by Henk Veenstra
• 44' Ston and Hay Henk Veenstra scores, assisted by Mikheil Baramidze
• 52' Ston and Hay Jonghun Sin scores, assisted by Osamu Okita
• 60' Ston and Hay Osamu Okita scores, assisted by Mikheil Baramidze
• 63' Yellow card to Sudley Wednesday Xinping Boon
• 72' Yellow card to Ston and Hay Papa Diop
• 76' Ston and Hay Mikheil Baramidze scores, assisted by Ricardo Chacon
• 78' Yellow card to Ston and Hay Ricardo Chacon
• 87' Yellow card to Sudley Wednesday Horst Schmitz

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Ston and Hay scored six from a Gazzetta chance-quality estimate of 4.49, finishing about one and a half goals above expectation. That is a notable return, though 19 shots and 17 on target show this was not a victory built on one improbable strike and a long wait. Sudley Wednesday recorded 1.11 xG and put four of five shots on target, but ended with no goals. The gap between the hosts’ modest shot count and their accuracy suggests they did find the target; the visitors, meanwhile, found it often enough to make the difference in quality and volume decisive. A 55-45 possession edge for Ston and Hay accompanied the attacking pressure, rather than serving as a substitute for it.

For Sudley Wednesday, the scoreline leaves little room to dress up the outcome, but the four shots on target and 1.11 xG indicate that the hosts were not entirely without attacking moments. They simply could not turn any of them into a goal, while Ston and Hay converted their opportunities with ruthless regularity. The visitors’ 17 efforts on target, six corners and 86% pass accuracy point to control expressed in several practical ways, not just possession.

The cards arrived early and continued into the closing stages, with three for Sudley Wednesday and two for Ston and Hay; neither side received a red. By then, the match’s central fact was well established: Ston and Hay had scored six, and Sudley Wednesday had not. The xG figures temper the suggestion that every finish was inevitable, but the volume of shots and the final score leave no doubt about who made the afternoon count.