Chinesburtham 3 - 1 Thatton Athletic

Key Events:

• 40' Chinesburtham Miguel Martinez scores, assisted by Robert Moore
• 47' Chinesburtham Saliou Sow scores, assisted by Karlo Miqeladze
• 61' Yellow card to Chinesburtham Xinping Boon
• 65' Yellow card to Chinesburtham Seungjun Chon
• 67' Yellow card to Chinesburtham Miguel Martinez
• 72' Thatton Athletic Lindomar Da Silva scores, assisted by Luis Pinto
• 87' Chinesburtham Dongjun Kang scores, assisted by Miguel Martinez

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Chinesburtham’s 3 goals came from 4.62 xG, a notable under-performance against the chances created. The hosts still found the net three times, but the gap suggests that their volume of opportunities might have produced a more comfortable margin with sharper finishing. Thatton Athletic scored once from 0.56 xG, converting a limited return into a goal without much shooting volume to lean on. The visitors managed only two attempts, both on target; Chinesburtham’s 22 shots and 16 on target point to sustained attacking pressure rather than a match decided by a handful of isolated chances.

The 40th-minute opener arrived before the interval, and Saliou Sow doubled Chinesburtham’s advantage just after the restart. That quick second goal gave the hosts room to manage the match, though Thatton Athletic’s goal at 72 minutes briefly brought the score to 2-1. Chinesburtham answered with Dongjun Kang in the 87th minute, restoring the two-goal margin. Possession was comparatively close at 54%-46%, but the shot count was not: the hosts repeatedly reached shooting positions while Thatton Athletic had little opportunity to build a sustained threat.

Chinesburtham’s three yellow cards, all arriving between the 61st and 67th minutes, added a small patch of disorder to a performance otherwise marked by control of the chances. Miguel Martinez scored the opener, assisted the late third, and was booked in the same sequence of events; a busy afternoon, even by the standards of a match with 24 total attempts. Thatton Athletic made its limited attacking moments count once, but Chinesburtham’s greater volume and late response secured the 3-1 result. The score was clear enough; the xG suggests the hosts could have made it clearer.

• No Thatton Athletic players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.