Weston Albion 2 - 5 Crand Straide

Key Events:

• 7' Crand Straide Alastair Walker scores, assisted by Pedro Guzman
• 14' Yellow card to Crand Straide Pedro Guzman
• 22' Yellow card to Weston Albion Eckhard Köhler
• 35' Crand Straide Norbert Fischer scores
• 39' Yellow card to Crand Straide Lindomar Da Silva
• 45' Weston Albion Julio Cortes scores, assisted by Ivan Cvetković
• 49' Crand Straide Norbert Fischer scores
• 51' Crand Straide Norbert Fischer scores, assisted by Rainer Müller
• 54' Weston Albion Eric Moreau scores, assisted by Ivan Cvetković
• 68' Yellow card to Crand Straide Rainer Müller
• 76' Crand Straide Norbert Fischer scores, assisted by Alastair Walker
• 90' Yellow card to Crand Straide Stuart Mitchell

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Weston Albion scored twice from 1.09 xG, an overperformance of 0.91 goals; Crand Straide scored five from 3.44 xG, beating its estimate by 1.56. Both sides finished more efficiently than the chance-quality figures alone would suggest, but the larger tactical difference was the volume of opportunities: Crand Straide recorded 16 shots, 12 on target, against six shots and three on target for Weston Albion. Near-even possession did not mean an even contest in the areas that decide one. The visitors’ 11 dribbles, compared with four, also point to a greater ability to carry the ball into threatening situations. Their attack made the most of that access, while Fischer turned a strong supply of chances into a four-goal return.

For Weston Albion, Ivan Cvetković supplied both assists and gave the hosts a route back into the match through the goals at 45' and 54'. But that response could not keep pace with the two quick strikes from Fischer just after half-time. Crand Straide had the cushion to continue creating, and Fischer added his fourth in the 76th minute, assisted by Walker. The final 5-2 score reflects more than a hot finishing spell: the visitors paired clinical finishing with a substantial edge in shots on target. Weston Albion showed enough in attack to score twice, but the balance of the match stayed with Crand Straide.