Gorston United 0 - 8 Noroughop's Hey

Key Events:

• 22' Noroughop's Hey Mehmed Imširović scores, assisted by Lindomar Da Silva
• 32' Noroughop's Hey Bruno Rossi scores
• 34' Noroughop's Hey Ibrahima Ndiaye scores, assisted by Michel Smith
• 37' Noroughop's Hey Michel Smith scores, assisted by Lindomar Da Silva
• 51' Noroughop's Hey Mehmed Imširović scores
• 52' Yellow card to Noroughop's Hey Michel Smith
• 59' Noroughop's Hey Michel Smith scores, assisted by Francisco Teixeira
• 61' Yellow card to Gorston United Xinping Boon
• 64' Noroughop's Hey Francisco Teixeira scores
• 66' Yellow card to Gorston United Derek Stewart
• 73' Noroughop's Hey Cesar Carreño scores, assisted by Michel Smith

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Noroughop's Hey at 3.71 xG and Gorston United at 0.01, against the actual score of 8-0. Noroughop's Hey therefore finished well above its expected return, converting an already substantial stream of chances into a rout; 13 shots on target from 17 attempts show that this was not merely a case of goals arriving from nowhere. Gorston United, meanwhile, recorded no shots and barely registered an xG opportunity. Their 55% possession and seven corners offered activity, but little threat. The figures suggest Noroughop's Hey were ruthlessly efficient in front of goal, while Gorston United's control of the ball did not become control of the match.

• No Gorston United players reached a rating of 7.0.

The two sides' possession and pass-accuracy figures might, in a gentler match, have suggested a contest of competing styles. Here they mostly underline the gap between keeping the ball and doing something dangerous with it. Gorston United completed passes at a higher rate and won more corners, yet did not manage a shot; Noroughop's Hey needed less of the ball and made its spells count with 17 attempts and eight goals. The visitors' scoring run began in the 22nd minute, gathered pace before the break and continued after it, with Michel Smith and Mehmed Imširović each finding the net twice. Gorston United's two yellow cards arrived after the first five goals had already gone in, while the final goal came in the 73rd minute. The 0-8 result is emphatic enough on its own; the shot count and xG explain why it was emphatic, and why possession alone could not make it otherwise.