Soham Wanderers 4 - 0 Sury Staple

Key Events:

• 3' Yellow card to Soham Wanderers Phillip Lewis
• 38' Yellow card to Soham Wanderers Pedro Chagas
• 44' Yellow card to Soham Wanderers Richard Nelson
• 51' Soham Wanderers Richard Nelson scores
• 56' Soham Wanderers Allan Carroll scores
• 63' Soham Wanderers Vojin Bratić scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
• 88' Soham Wanderers Michael Brown scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Soham Wanderers produced 5.08 xG and scored four, finishing below the chance quality they created. That is a modest shortfall rather than a failure to convert: 17 of their 25 shots were on target, and the four goals arrived in a concentrated spell from the 51st to the 63rd minute before Michael Brown added another late. Sury Staple recorded 0.56 xG from four shots, with only one on target, and did not score. The gap in both xG and attempts reflects a match in which Soham Wanderers repeatedly reached shooting positions while Sury Staple had little opportunity to make its possession count. The visitors did attempt more dribbles, but that measure did not translate into a comparable volume of chances.

No players from either side recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The opening half offered an odd contrast: Soham Wanderers had the larger share of possession and the better attacking figures, yet their three recorded bookings all arrived before the break. The cards went to Phillip Lewis, Pedro Chagas and Richard Nelson, with Nelson later becoming the first scorer. After his 51st-minute goal, Allan Carroll struck five minutes later, and Vojin Bratić made it three on 63 minutes, assisted by Chagas. The same provider set up Michael Brown in the 88th minute, giving the home side a fourth goal and a scoreline that matched the match’s general imbalance. Soham Wanderers finished with 11 corners and 12 tackles; Sury Staple managed six corners and seven tackles, but just one shot on target.

The 4-0 result was therefore a fair reflection of the contest, even if Soham Wanderers might have expected to bring their total closer to their 5.08 xG. Sury Staple kept the ball for 44 per cent of the match and completed 83 per cent of its passes, but the visitors’ four shots left little room for a late change of direction. Soham Wanderers were not flawless—the three yellow cards are a small administrative counterpoint to a comfortable win—but their pressure produced a steady supply of chances, three goals in 12 minutes, and a fourth near the end.