Berth Rovers 5 - 1 Horlazey Town

The scoreline was emphatic, and the shot figures help explain why: Berth Rovers put 15 of 18 attempts on target, while Horlazey Town managed four from seven. The hosts took the lead through Salva Kapanadze in the 22nd minute, then Angelo Azevedo doubled it five minutes later with Manuel Gomez providing the assist. The opening two goals came before the visitors’ pressure had produced a reply, leaving Horlazey Town with a substantial task and only a slight edge in possession.

That task became steeper after the hour. Harold Janssen scored in the 61st minute, Michael Thomas followed two minutes later, and Issa Koffi made it five in the 66th, assisted by Angelo Azevedo. Horlazey Town did find a goal through William Green in the 81st minute, but by then the result was settled. The visitors’ ten corners and 51% possession indicate that they had spells of the ball and opportunities to build; the contrast was in the shots on target, tackles and, most visibly, the final score.

Key Events:

• 3' Yellow card to Berth Rovers Harold Janssen
• 6' Yellow card to Berth Rovers Manuel Gomez
• 22' Berth Rovers Salva Kapanadze scores
• 27' Berth Rovers Angelo Azevedo scores, assisted by Manuel Gomez
• 60' Yellow card to Horlazey Town Ahmed Rizk
• 61' Berth Rovers Harold Janssen scores, assisted by Manuel Gomez
• 63' Berth Rovers Michael Thomas scores
• 66' Berth Rovers Issa Koffi scores, assisted by Angelo Azevedo
• 81' Horlazey Town William Green scores
• 83' Yellow card to Horlazey Town Eidan Nishiyama

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Berth Rovers scored five from an xG of 4.09, finishing about 0.91 goals above the Gazzetta chance-quality estimate. That is a modest over-performance beside the 15 shots on target: the hosts both generated strong chances and converted them at a rate that carried the score beyond the estimate. Horlazey Town scored once from 1.32 xG, about 0.32 below expectation, so their goal return was a little short of the chances’ estimated value. Their greater possession and corner count did not translate into comparable shot volume or enough goals to alter the result.

• No Horlazey Town players reached a rating of 7.0.

For Berth Rovers, the match was defined by the quality and frequency of their attempts, then by a four-goal run that turned a 2-0 lead into a 5-0 advantage in five minutes of second-half football. Horlazey Town had the possession and corners to make the contest less one-sided on paper, but the 15-4 split in shots on target points to the practical difference. William Green supplied a late reply; it softened the scoreline slightly, not the verdict.