Weston-Ard 0 - 4 Norbrom Stanley

Key Events:

• 1' Yellow card to Norbrom Stanley Pedro Chagas
• 10' Norbrom Stanley Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 11' Yellow card to Norbrom Stanley Philippe Robert
• 19' Yellow card to Weston-Ard Michel Lemoine
• 24' Yellow card to Norbrom Stanley Seungwoo Jeong
• 29' Yellow card to Weston-Ard Seungwoo Jeong
• 38' Norbrom Stanley Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
• 59' Norbrom Stanley Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 76' Norbrom Stanley Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
• 83' Yellow card to Norbrom Stanley Jorge Alvez
• 90' Yellow card to Norbrom Stanley Michael Brown

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Weston-Ard 1.96 xG and Norbrom Stanley 2.89. The scoreline, 0-4, therefore reflects a striking difference in finishing: Norbrom Stanley converted four times from a lower total of 2.89 expected goals, while Weston-Ard found no goal despite creating chances worth nearly two. The hosts had seven shots on target from nine attempts, so this was not a case of failing to trouble the goalkeeper at all; rather, the chances did not become goals. Norbrom Stanley were more economical, putting 11 of 12 shots on target and repeatedly making their attacking pressure count.

Possession and passing accuracy offered little warning of the eventual margin. Weston-Ard had 52% of the ball and an 83% pass accuracy, narrowly ahead of the visitors in both measures, while corners were level at four apiece. But possession did not translate into a goal, and Norbrom Stanley turned their cleaner work in front of goal into a decisive lead. The visitors’ attack was productive; their discipline was more of an ongoing administrative matter, with five cautions by full time.

The contest was effectively shaped by Philippe Robert’s early double, with his first goal arriving in the 10th minute and his second in the 38th. Nilson Pires added another after the break, and Robert completed his hat-trick in the 76th minute. The sequence gave Weston-Ard little room to recover, even though the hosts saw a little more of the ball and matched their opponents for corners. The final score was 0-4: emphatic in its margin, and supported by the visitors’ stronger xG figure, though not by possession.

For Norbrom Stanley, the result was a clear reward for a forward line that repeatedly found the target. Jorge Alvez assisted twice, and the other goals came through Michel Lemoine and Pedro Chagas as providers. Weston-Ard can point to seven efforts on target and a respectable share of possession, but the blank beside their name is the part that decides the report. Norbrom Stanley leave with four goals, all the points, and five yellow cards—a productive afternoon with a little extra paperwork.