Telden City 2 - 4 Woodham Town

Key Events:

• 3' Woodham Town Mate Mešić scores
• 9' Woodham Town Bruno Rossi scores, assisted by Martin Murphy
• 19' Woodham Town Martin Murphy scores
• 34' Yellow card to Telden City Bruno Rossi
• 51' Yellow card to Telden City Derek Stewart
• 57' Telden City Friedrich Unger scores, assisted by Lindomar Da Silva
• 59' Yellow card to Woodham Town Mate Mešić
• 61' Telden City Derek Stewart scores, assisted by Bruno Rossi
• 72' Woodham Town Vladimir štimac scores
• 76' Yellow card to Woodham Town Bruno Rossi
• 89' Yellow card to Woodham Town Luca Colombo
• 90' Yellow card to Telden City Vladimir štimac

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Telden City at 2.73 xG and Woodham Town at 3.04. The scoreline, 2-4, therefore reflects a marked difference in finishing: Telden City scored 0.73 fewer goals than its estimate, while Woodham Town scored 0.96 more. The underlying figures suggest chances were available to both sides, rather than one being shut out of the game; Woodham Town simply converted at a rate that made its early lead especially costly for the hosts. Ten shots on target apiece is a tidy reminder that both teams found ways to test the goal, even if the visitors were the ones to make the scoreboard look busy first.

• Telden City: No players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.
• Woodham Town:
• Martin Murphy (7.3) - Scored once and assisted Bruno Rossi’s goal as Woodham Town built its early advantage.

The 49-51 possession split makes this less a story of one side monopolising the ball than one of Woodham Town making the better of its opportunities. Telden City had the stronger tackle count, 8 to 5, and its two goals in four second-half minutes briefly made the contest much more alive. But the three-goal deficit established before the 20th minute meant every response had to do double duty: reduce the gap and keep the visitors from answering. Vladimir štimac’s 72nd-minute goal settled that calculation, and the closing yellow cards supplied a brisk, if not especially elegant, coda. Both clubs scored twice after the break’s first goal, but Woodham Town’s early work remained the match’s defining passage.