Crogge Town 1 - 5 Hungdon Stanley

Key Events:

• 17' Yellow card to Hungdon Stanley Joao Batista
• 22' Crogge Town Jose Rodriguez scores
• 39' Hungdon Stanley Pablo Blanco scores
• 51' Yellow card to Crogge Town Stevo Smajić
• 56' Hungdon Stanley Robert Baxter scores, assisted by Pablo Blanco
• 62' Hungdon Stanley Riku Matsuo scores, assisted by Robert Baxter
• 78' Hungdon Stanley Kemal Delić scores, assisted by Lionel Baron
• 84' Hungdon Stanley Yordan Nedyalkov scores, assisted by Moustapha Diop

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Crogge Town 0.21 xG and Hungdon Stanley 3.74. The hosts scored once despite creating very little by that measure, finishing their sole shot for a return well above the chance quality on offer. The visitors’ five goals also exceeded their estimate, but their 16 shots and 14 on target show that the goal count was built on sustained attacking threat rather than a solitary burst of luck. With possession at 51% for Crogge Town and 49% for Hungdon Stanley, control of the ball was almost evenly shared; control of the dangerous moments was not. The gap between the teams’ shot totals tells the plainer tactical story: possession did not bring Crogge Town enough attempts, while Hungdon Stanley repeatedly tested the target.

Crogge Town had no standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.

Hungdon Stanley

• Pablo Blanco (7.3) - Scored the equaliser and assisted Robert Baxter’s goal, contributing directly to two of the visitors’ five.
• Robert Baxter (7.3) - Scored and assisted Riku Matsuo’s goal as Hungdon Stanley widened the lead after the break.

The score was settled by the contrast between what the teams did with the ball, not by who had more of it. Crogge Town held a slight possession edge and won more corners, but produced only one shot; Hungdon Stanley found the target with 14 of 16 attempts and kept adding goals after Pablo Blanco levelled the match. The visitors’ five different scorers also meant the damage was spread across the side, with Blanco and Baxter each supplying both a goal and an assist. At 1-5, this was no narrow escape: it was a decisive win shaped by a large difference in attacking output, while the possession figures sat politely in the background.