Rottimble 0 - 9 Buchcot

Key Events:

• 9' Buchcot Conrad Fortin scores, assisted by Bobby Roberts
• 13' Buchcot Walid Gamal scores, assisted by Marino Luciani
• 15' Red card to Buchcot Bobby Roberts
• 17' Buchcot Marino Luciani scores, assisted by Borislav Ahmetović
• 18' Yellow card to Buchcot Alfred Higgins
• 29' Buchcot Alfred Higgins scores
• 35' Buchcot Carlos Quezada scores, assisted by Alfred Higgins
• 50' Buchcot Borislav Ahmetović scores, assisted by Walid Gamal
• 54' Buchcot Borislav Ahmetović scores, assisted by Conrad Fortin
• 73' Buchcot Walid Gamal scores, assisted by Borislav Ahmetović
• 81' Buchcot Conrad Fortin scores
• 89' Yellow card to Rottimble Michel Lemoine

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The chance-quality estimate put Buchcot at 4.75 xG and Rottimble at 0.26. The actual score, 9-0, therefore represents a striking over-performance by Buchcot, while Rottimble finished without a goal from a very limited expected return. The visitors’ 20 shots, 18 on target, show that this was not merely a handful of improbable finishes: they repeatedly put the defence and goalkeeper under pressure. Still, nine goals from 4.75 xG is a remarkable return, with finishing running well ahead of the chances’ estimated quality. Rottimble had five corners and more possession, but only one shot; control of the ball did not translate into a meaningful threat. Buchcot created the more dangerous attack, and the scoreline enlarged an already commanding advantage.

• Rottimble: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.

The nine goals were spread across both halves, with Buchcot already five ahead by the 35th minute and adding four more after the interval. That spread matters: this was not a late burst rescuing a close contest, but sustained attacking output from early in the match to its closing stages. The visitors’ 47% possession and two corners look modest beside the score, while the shot count tells a plainer story. Rottimble won five corners and completed more dribbles, but the single shot was the hard boundary between activity and danger.

The red-card total for Buchcot was one, and the side still completed the match with nine goals and a player dismissal recorded in the events. The available match figures also show the visitors making nine tackles to Rottimble’s four, while both sides passed at better than 80% accuracy. Rottimble were not short of the ball or entirely absent from the contest; they were short of shots, and therefore of chances to change its shape. Buchcot leave with a 9-0 win, an attack that far exceeded its xG, and a scoreline difficult to mistake for anything other than a thorough afternoon’s work.