The report
Key Events:
- 9' Yellow card to Tawton ante Sayed Helmy
- 13' Tawton ante Arlindo Barbosa scores, assisted by Peter Sørensen
- 22' Tawton ante Edgar Ruiz scores, assisted by Sayed Helmy
- 37' Tawton ante Peter Sørensen scores, assisted by Roy Milne
- 38' Tawton ante Edgar Ruiz scores, assisted by Arlindo Barbosa
- 40' Yellow card to Tawton ante Miguel Loureiro
- 48' Yellow card to Burs Cre Zdravko Ivanišević
- 55' Tawton ante Arlindo Barbosa scores, assisted by Peter Sørensen
- 61' Tawton ante Sayed Helmy scores, assisted by Peter Sørensen
- 76' Yellow card to Burs Cre Michel Lemoine
Expected Goals (xG) Analysis
The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Tawton ante 4.29 xG and Burs Cre 0.26. Against those figures, the six goals for the hosts amount to a 1.71-goal over-performance, while Burs Cre’s blank was a little below its already modest expectation. The gap between 20 shots, 15 on target and a single Burs Cre attempt makes the scoreline look less like a sudden finishing spree and more like the end product of sustained pressure. The 52-48 possession split was close, but possession alone was plainly not the measure that mattered: Tawton ante made far more of its time with the ball, and repeatedly put attempts on target. Burs Cre’s one shot offered little opportunity to alter the contest, even if the xG figure says it was not quite nothing.
- No Burs Cre players reached a rating of 7.0.
The decisive spell came before the interval: Tawton ante scored at 13', 22', 37' and 38', with the last two arriving a minute apart. That sequence left Burs Cre facing a four-goal deficit before the break, and the second-half goals from Arlindo Barbosa and Sayed Helmy extended the margin rather than merely preserving it. There was no shortage of competitive detail elsewhere—both sides had two corners, and the visitors recorded more dribbles—but those small balances could not disguise the larger one. Tawton ante had the shots, the accuracy and, most importantly, the goals.
Six goals against an xG of 4.29 is a healthy return, though the underlying numbers suggest Tawton ante created enough to make the win emphatic without needing every chance to go in. At the other end, Burs Cre’s 0.26 xG and one attempt gave the visitors almost no foothold in the attacking contest. The final score was 6-0: a clear result, backed by the shot count and a first-half burst that settled the matter early.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Peter Sørensen
Scored once and assisted three goals, giving Tawton ante a direct hand in four of its six.
Arlindo Barbosa
Finished twice and supplied an assist, making a decisive contribution at both ends of the scoring ledger.
Edgar Ruiz
His two goals helped turn the first-half advantage into a substantial one.
Sayed Helmy
Scored and assisted, despite also collecting a yellow card.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
A booking nearby, then Arlindo Barbosa for Tawton ante. Tension, then arithmetic.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison


