Pothwick 8 - 1 Stere

Key Events:

• 7' Pothwick Zaza Dumbadze scores
• 15' Pothwick Patrick Houben scores, assisted by Francisco Serra
• 25' Yellow card to Pothwick Eduardo Suarez
• 36' Yellow card to Pothwick Francisco Serra
• 42' Pothwick Patrick Houben scores, assisted by Zdravko Selimović
• 48' Pothwick Patrick Houben scores, assisted by Manoel Fernandes
• 51' Pothwick Patrick Houben scores, assisted by Zaza Dumbadze
• 54' Pothwick Zdravko Selimović scores
• 62' Stere Lindomar Da Silva scores, assisted by Friedrich Unger
• 71' Pothwick Zdravko Selimović scores
• 73' Yellow card to Stere Weijie Hong
• 76' Yellow card to Pothwick Manuel Tavares
• 88' Pothwick Eduardo Suarez scores, assisted by Francisco Serra

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Pothwick scored eight from 5.44 xG, substantially outperforming the quality of chances recorded; Stere scored once from 0.36 xG, also finishing above its estimate. That makes the margin more emphatic than the chance-quality figures alone would predict, but not a fluke conjured from a handful of attacks: Pothwick registered 24 shots, with 20 on target, while Stere managed one shot, also on target. Pothwick’s 53% possession was only a narrow advantage, yet the shot count shows how thoroughly the hosts turned that possession into attempts. Stere’s goal offered a brief return on very limited attacking opportunity; it did little to alter the shape of a match in which Pothwick kept finding routes to goal.

For Pothwick, the clearest measure of control was not the slim possession difference but the gulf in attempts and territory implied by them: 20 shots on target against one. Stere did record more dribbles, 11 to six, but that individual measure could not compensate for the scarcity of shots. Pothwick’s three yellow cards also provide a small counterpoint to the polished attacking display; the hosts were productive, not entirely serene.

The 8-1 result is therefore backed by an overwhelming volume of Pothwick pressure, even if eight goals from 5.44 xG marks unusually sharp finishing. Houben supplied the headline, Selimović added a second scoring threat, and the other Pothwick goals ensured the work was not left to one boot. Stere found a goal through Lindomar Da Silva and Friedrich Unger, but one shot was the sum of its recorded attacking output. By full time, the scoreline had settled the argument with the sort of thoroughness usually reserved for paperwork.