Horovedge 0 - 5 Orforton

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Horovedge 1.01 xG and Orforton 5.18. The hosts finished below their estimate without scoring, while Orforton converted five goals from a tally just above five expected: remarkably close alignment between opportunity and outcome. The shot count makes the imbalance plain. Orforton put 19 of 23 attempts on target; Horovedge managed four shots, all on target, but none found the net. Possession stood at 51% to 49%, a neat reminder that having the ball and making it dangerous are separate administrative departments.

The first goal arrived at 16 minutes, and Orforton had doubled the lead by 37. After the break, Salvador Pereira scored at 61, Peter O'Brien added his second four minutes later, and Derek Devlin completed the scoring at 78. Horovedge did record 12 dribbles to Orforton’s 10, but that individual measure could not offset the visitors’ command of the shooting. The result was emphatic; the underlying figures suggest it was no accident.

Key Events:

• 10' Yellow card to Horovedge Philippe Robert

• 16' Orforton Peter O'Brien scores

• 37' Orforton Derek Devlin scores, assisted by Peter O'Brien

• 61' Orforton Salvador Pereira scores, assisted by Peter O'Brien

• 65' Orforton Peter O'Brien scores, assisted by Derek Devlin

• 78' Orforton Derek Devlin scores

• No Horovedge players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.