Havand City 0 - 7 Bat Ive Town

Key Events:

• 19' Yellow card to Havand City Luis Pinto
• 21' Yellow card to Bat Ive Town Vladimir štimac
• 22' Bat Ive Town Noe Espinosa scores
• 24' Yellow card to Bat Ive Town Emanuel Vale
• 26' Yellow card to Havand City Friedrich Unger
• 29' Bat Ive Town Emanuel Vale scores, assisted by Luis Tejera
• 32' Bat Ive Town Francesco Bartolini scores, assisted by Luis Tejera
• 34' Bat Ive Town Francesco Bartolini scores, assisted by Luis Tejera
• 58' Bat Ive Town Emanuel Vale scores, assisted by Bruno Rossi
• 63' Bat Ive Town Noe Espinosa scores, assisted by Bruno Rossi
• 65' Yellow card to Havand City Khadim Diakhate
• 69' Yellow card to Bat Ive Town Noe Espinosa
• 82' Bat Ive Town Luis Tejera scores, assisted by Baba Teo
• 90' Yellow card to Havand City Lindomar Da Silva

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Bat Ive Town scored seven from an xG of 5.24, finishing 1.76 goals above the chance-quality estimate. That is an emphatic return, though the 22 shots and 20 on target show this was not simply a case of a few unlikely strikes finding their way in. Havand City registered three shots, all on target, and an xG of 0.76, but scored none. The visitors had less possession, 44% to 56%, yet the shot count suggests they were far more effective at turning their spells into dangerous attempts. Havand City kept the ball more often; Bat Ive Town kept finding the decisive end of the pitch.

• Havand City: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.
• Luis Tejera (8.3) - Scored once and assisted three goals, the chief creative force in a seven-goal performance.
• Francesco Bartolini (7.6) - Scored twice, including two goals in a three-minute first-half burst.
• Noe Espinosa (7.3) - Scored twice and added a yellow card to a busy afternoon.
• Emanuel Vale (7.3) - Scored twice and was booked.
• Bruno Rossi (7.0) - Set up two second-half goals.

The opening goal arrived in the 22nd minute, and the next dozen minutes made the contest feel less like a developing match than a schedule being rapidly revised. Emanuel Vale scored in the 29th minute, then Francesco Bartolini struck twice before the 34th. Luis Tejera assisted three of those first-half goals, giving Bat Ive Town a commanding lead and Havand City little time to settle after each setback. The hosts’ possession advantage did not become a corresponding threat: three attempts across the match left too much of the attacking work to do.

After the break, Bat Ive Town continued to add goals rather than treat the lead as a reason to conserve it. Emanuel Vale and Noe Espinosa scored within five minutes of one another, both assisted by Bruno Rossi, before Luis Tejera completed the scoring in the 82nd minute. The numbers underline the difference in the sides’ attacking output, while the four yellow cards for Havand City and three for Bat Ive Town show that the afternoon was not entirely short on friction. It was, however, short on suspense. Bat Ive Town won 0-7, with a prolific attack and a remarkable gap between possession and consequence.