Keston Rangers 4 - 1 Strouth

Key Events:

• 11' Keston Rangers Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Thomas Young
• 21' Keston Rangers Thomas Young scores
• 32' Yellow card to Keston Rangers Thomas Young
• 38' Keston Rangers Michel Lemoine scores
• 38' Yellow card to Strouth Bruno Rossi
• 43' Yellow card to Strouth Friedrich Unger
• 45' Keston Rangers Elguja Sitchinava scores, assisted by Phillip Lewis
• 53' Yellow card to Keston Rangers Michel Lemoine
• 79' Strouth Friedrich Unger scores, assisted by Xinping Boon
• 83' Yellow card to Strouth Lindomar Da Silva
• 90' Yellow card to Keston Rangers Pedro Chagas

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Keston Rangers scored four from an xG of 3.39, a modest overperformance supported by an unusually high rate of shots on target: 13 of 14 attempts tested the goalkeeper. The total suggests the goals were not built on a procession of unlikely finishes, but the accuracy gave Keston Rangers little room to waste their chances. Strouth scored once from 1.52 xG, finishing below its chance-quality estimate. With possession exactly even, the contrast lies in the outcomes of the attacks: Keston Rangers converted their pressure into four first-half goals, while Strouth found its reply in the 79th minute.

No Strouth player recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The figures give Strouth a few small distinctions: more corners, more tackles and better pass accuracy. None translated into a contest on the scoreboard before the break. Keston Rangers’ four goals arrived across the opening 45 minutes, with the fourth at 45' giving the hosts a lead they could manage rather than chase. The six bookings were evenly divided, so discipline offered no further explanation for the gap.

Strouth did at least put a goal on the board through Friedrich Unger, assisted by Xinping Boon, and the 1.52 xG indicates that the visitors created opportunities worth more than their eventual return. But their four shots on target could not keep pace with Keston Rangers, who finished with four goals and a 4-1 win. The match began with possession shared equally; by full time, the more useful currency had been accuracy.