Brough Rovers 4 - 0 Alreesbord Town

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Brough Rovers at 4.83 xG and Alreesbord Town at 0.61. The hosts’ four goals came in just below the quality of chances they created, a small shortfall rather than a complaint: 24 shots, 16 on target and a steady supply of dangerous opportunities made the attacking performance convincing. Alreesbord Town also scored below its estimate, finishing without a goal despite putting two of its three attempts on target. The contrast was less about who held the ball—Alreesbord Town had 55% possession and the better pass accuracy—and more about what each side did with its attacks. Brough Rovers tackled more, shot far more often and repeatedly turned possession into the sort of work that troubles a goalkeeper.

Aoki’s opener, assisted by Dalibor Dragojević, gave the hosts a lead before half-time; his second, set up by Frank Ryan, arrived five minutes after the break and made the task steeper for the visitors. Dragojević then added a goal of his own from Aoki’s assist, before Ramon Gomez completed the scoring in the 85th minute. Two yellow cards for Alreesbord Town and one for Brough Rovers supplied a little edge, but the match’s defining feature was the gulf in attacking output. Four goals from the hosts, none from the visitors, and a 4-0 final score leave little room for a more complicated verdict.

Key Events:

• 19' Yellow card to Alreesbord Town Bruno Rossi

• 29' Brough Rovers Kojo Aoki scores, assisted by Dalibor Dragojević

• 50' Brough Rovers Kojo Aoki scores, assisted by Frank Ryan

• 57' Yellow card to Alreesbord Town Chuang Cheng

• 58' Yellow card to Brough Rovers Josef Bender

• 79' Brough Rovers Dalibor Dragojević scores, assisted by Kojo Aoki

• 85' Brough Rovers Ramon Gomez scores

• No Alreesbord Town players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.