Suthampton United 3 - 2 Horlazey Town

Key Events:

• 3' Yellow card to Suthampton United Francisco Mendes
• 8' Suthampton United Sander Stam scores
• 39' Yellow card to Suthampton United Wayne Henderson
• 54' Horlazey Town Emiliano Silva scores, assisted by Muhammed Samuel
• 76' Suthampton United Jose Rico scores, assisted by Weifeng Li
• 80' Yellow card to Suthampton United Alassane Amadou
• 82' Horlazey Town Emiliano Silva scores, assisted by Kostadin Naydenov
• 85' Suthampton United Felix Mora scores

No Suthampton United players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The decisive spell arrived late, but the shape of the contest had been set much earlier. Sander Stam gave Suthampton United the lead in the eighth minute; Horlazey Town then showed resilience to answer through Silva, and again after Jose Rico put the hosts ahead. With three home yellow cards and none for the visitors, discipline also had a visible presence, though it did not prevent the hosts from finding one more goal. Mora’s strike in the 85th minute settled a match that had repeatedly refused to stay settled.

In the end, Suthampton United had the greater shot count, the possession advantage and the winning goal, while Horlazey Town could point to a clinical return from its limited attempts. The 3 - 2 scoreline reflects a close contest without disguising the hosts’ edge in attacking volume. Horlazey’s two equalising goals made Suthampton United work for the result; the hosts’ response to each one made the difference. Five goals gave the afternoon plenty of activity, and the final one ensured that the last word belonged to the side with more of the ball.