The report
Key Events:
- 28' Yellow card to Rishorth Town Lindomar Da Silva
- 30' Yellow card to Wincarkby Forest Bruce James
- 37' Yellow card to Rishorth Town Vladimir štimac
- 38' Wincarkby Forest Bruce James scores, assisted by Michael Momoh
- 44' Wincarkby Forest Michael Momoh scores, assisted by Martin Shaw
- 58' Wincarkby Forest Momir Grgić scores
- 73' Wincarkby Forest Michael Momoh scores, assisted by Jose Domingos
- 75' Yellow card to Rishorth Town Gennaro Moretti
Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Wincarkby Forest scored four from an xG of 4.88, finishing 0.88 goals below the chance-quality estimate. That is a modest shortfall beside the broader evidence: 23 shots, 17 on target and enough sustained threat to make the four-goal margin feel more restrained than the opportunity count. Rishorth Town recorded 0.01 xG and no shots, so the scoreline gave the hosts no consolation goal and the underlying figures offered almost no prospect of one. Their 52% possession and 19 dribbles show activity with the ball, but not a route to testing the opposing goal. Wincarkby Forest, with 48% possession and only two dribbles, were more direct in effect: they turned their attacks into repeated attempts and four goals.
- Rishorth Town: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.
The first half turned decisively in the closing minutes. After three yellow cards between the 28th and 37th minutes, Bruce James broke the deadlock, then Michael Momoh added a second before the interval. The two goals gave Wincarkby Forest control of the score as well as the clearer attacking threat; for Rishorth Town, greater possession had not produced a shot, a small administrative detail with rather large consequences.
Momir Grgić extended the lead in the 58th minute, and Michael Momoh completed the scoring in the 73rd. Wincarkby Forest finished with four goals and an xG figure that suggests further chances remained available, while Rishorth Town ended with none of either. Three home yellow cards marked a difficult afternoon, but the more telling contrast was on the shot count: the hosts dribbled and circulated, while the visitors repeatedly made the ball ask serious questions of the goal.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Michael Momoh
Scored twice and assisted Bruce James for the opener, making a decisive contribution to Wincarkby Forest’s four-goal win.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
A booking nearby, then Bruce James for Wincarkby Forest. Tension, then arithmetic.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison

