Sutsfield Villa 5 - 3 Cramington

Key Events:

• 7' Cramington Aldo Grimaldi scores
• 20' Yellow card to Cramington Aldo Grimaldi
• 24' Sutsfield Villa Michael Brown scores, assisted by Zdravko Ivanišević
• 27' Sutsfield Villa Michael Brown scores
• 39' Yellow card to Cramington Ray Bartlett
• 42' Yellow card to Sutsfield Villa Michel Lemoine
• 56' Cramington Pedro Guzman scores
• 66' Sutsfield Villa Mehmed Naydenov scores, assisted by Michael Brown
• 72' Sutsfield Villa Phillip Lewis scores
• 75' Cramington Pedro Guzman scores, assisted by Aldo Grimaldi
• 84' Yellow card to Cramington Khadim Diakhate
• 85' Sutsfield Villa Michael Brown scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Sutsfield Villa’s five goals came from 3.1 xG, an overperformance of 1.9; Cramington’s three came from 1.17, exceeding their estimate by 1.83. Both sides finished with unusual generosity from the available chances, though the volume and accuracy of Sutsfield’s shooting gave their return a stronger foundation: 14 attempts, 11 on target, against Cramington’s five attempts and four on target. Cramington edged possession and won more corners, but Sutsfield’s greater shot count and tackle total suggest the hosts found more ways to turn the contest toward goal. The xG figures point to clinical finishing on both sides, not a quiet afternoon for either defence.

The match’s shape kept changing, but Sutsfield Villa had the stronger answer each time Cramington threatened to make the scoreline uncomfortable. The visitors scored first, then found the net twice in the second half; each time, the hosts restored their advantage, with Michael Brown supplying the final word at 85 minutes. A 5-3 result leaves little room for claims of defensive control, but the statistics help explain the difference: Cramington had more possession and corners, while Sutsfield registered more shots on target and made more tackles. The hosts’ finishing was well beyond the chance estimate, yet their repeated pressure gave that finishing plenty of opportunity to matter. There were eight goals, four yellow cards and no red cards; order, in the strictest sense, was present only intermittently.