St Haw Albion 7 - 0 Saftead Park

Key Events:

• 3' St Haw Albion Aliou Ndiaye scores, assisted by Marcos Fernandes
• 9' St Haw Albion Aliou Ndiaye scores, assisted by Marcos Fernandes
• 27' St Haw Albion Aliou Ndiaye scores, assisted by Marcos Fernandes
• 35' St Haw Albion Marcos Fernandes scores, assisted by Aliou Ndiaye
• 37' Yellow card to St Haw Albion Daniel Murray
• 45' Yellow card to St Haw Albion Tony Mills
• 48' St Haw Albion Tony Mills scores, assisted by Karl Bond
• 59' St Haw Albion Karl Bond scores, assisted by Aliou Ndiaye
• 63' Yellow card to St Haw Albion Victor De Carvalho
• 71' St Haw Albion Marcos Fernandes scores, assisted by Victor De Carvalho

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: St Haw Albion scored seven from an xG of 3.95, substantially outperforming the chance-quality estimate. That points to excellent finishing as well as a steady supply of opportunities: 14 of their 18 shots were on target. Saftead Park finished without a goal from 0.36 xG, having managed just two shots, one on target. The possession figures leaned slightly toward the visitors, 53% to 47%, but possession brought little threat; the hosts were far more direct in the decisive areas. Seven goals from 3.95 xG is a sizeable overperformance, not a reason to dismiss the win: St Haw Albion still created enough to make the contest one-sided.

The scoreline had settled into a rout well before the final whistle. St Haw Albion led 4-0 by half-time, with Aliou Ndiaye completing his hat-trick before Marcos Fernandes joined the scoring. The second-half goals from Tony Mills, Karl Bond and Marcos Fernandes extended the margin, while the three yellow cards for the hosts were a small note of disorder in an otherwise controlled performance.

For Saftead Park, the possession and dribble counts offered little consolation against a defence that limited them to two attempts. For St Haw Albion, the attack’s sharpness mattered as much as its volume: Aliou Ndiaye and Marcos Fernandes combined for five goals and five assists, a partnership that made the afternoon feel decided almost as soon as it began. The final 7-0 was emphatic, and the visitors’ greater share of the ball served mainly to show that possession is not obliged to come with a plot.