Hortheth 4 - 0 Shirsham

Key Events:

• 5' Hortheth Paolo Montanari scores
• 24' Yellow card to Shirsham Lindomar Da Silva
• 28' Yellow card to Hortheth an unnamed player
• 48' Hortheth Pedro Mateos scores, assisted by Paolo Montanari
• 55' Yellow card to Hortheth Peter Parsons
• 58' Yellow card to Hortheth Pedro Mateos
• 79' Hortheth Peter Parsons scores
• 89' Hortheth Phillip Simpson scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Hortheth scored four from 4.18 xG, a slight underperformance against the chance-quality estimate, though a four-goal return is hardly an occasion for a formal complaint. Shirsham produced 1.51 xG but finished without a goal, the larger gap between expected and actual output. The shot figures help explain the contrast: Hortheth generated 19 attempts and 15 on target, while Shirsham found the target with all six of its shots but could not convert. Shirsham had 51% possession and six corners, yet Hortheth made its attacks count far more decisively. The numbers suggest that possession and territorial opportunity did not translate into the same quality of outcome; the hosts’ finishing carried the match away from any contest the scoreline might have allowed.

No Shirsham players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The final margin reflects Hortheth’s ability to turn its greater shot volume into goals, while Shirsham’s possession, dribbling and corners offered no matching return. Shirsham did put every attempt on target, a tidy piece of accuracy with an untidy outcome; Hortheth needed no corner advantage to make the difference. The hosts also committed more fouls and collected three yellow cards to Shirsham’s one, so the route to the 4-0 win was not entirely quiet. By the end, the match had supplied a clear verdict: Hortheth finished its chances, and Shirsham left the afternoon with the less useful sort of precision.