Regish 2 - 3 Newton Villa

Key Events:

• 4' Yellow card to Regish Cosimo Lombardo
• 23' Yellow card to Newton Villa Allan Carroll
• 26' Newton Villa Jorge Alvez scores
• 36' Regish Julio Cortes scores, assisted by Eric Moreau
• 42' Regish Eric Moreau scores
• 55' Yellow card to Newton Villa Branko Bartolić
• 79' Newton Villa Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Branko Bartolić
• 85' Yellow card to Regish Eric Moreau
• 87' Yellow card to Regish Julio Cortes
• 88' Newton Villa Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Regish’s 2 goals came from 3.07 xG, an underperformance of 1.07, while Newton Villa scored 3 from 2.83 xG, edging its estimate by 0.17. The figures suggest neither side was short of promising opportunities: Regish had 14 shots, 11 on target, and Newton Villa had 13, 10 on target. Regish’s greater shot count and accuracy did not translate into a third goal, while Newton Villa made slightly more of its chances and carried a notable set-piece presence, earning 11 corners to Regish’s 2. That imbalance offered the visitors repeated routes into the attacking end; their late goals completed the reversal, though the numbers describe a close contest rather than a one-sided siege.

Newton Villa had no standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.

For Regish, the frustration lies in having done enough in the first half to lead and enough across the match to generate a higher xG than the visitors, without protecting either advantage. Newton Villa, meanwhile, kept pressing after falling behind and found its reward through Michel Lemoine at 79' and Philippe Robert one minute before the end. The final 2-3 score reflects a narrow margin in a game where both sides created plenty, but the visitors were the ones to make the last opportunity count. Regish’s late yellow cards added a little disorder to the closing stretch; the scoreboard had already supplied the more consequential notice.