Cary Stry 3 - 2 Humbe Cognor

Key Events:

• 6' Cary Stry Norbert Fischer scores, assisted by Roy Shiraishi
• 17' Humbe Cognor Zdravko Ivanišević scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 28' Yellow card to Humbe Cognor Seungwoo Jeong
• 35' Cary Stry Luis Pinto scores, assisted by Lindomar Da Silva
• 45' Yellow card to Cary Stry Roy Shiraishi
• 45' Yellow card to Cary Stry Khadim Diakhate
• 48' Yellow card to Humbe Cognor Philippe Robert
• 53' Cary Stry Lindomar Da Silva scores, assisted by Roy Shiraishi
• 77' Yellow card to Cary Stry Lindomar Da Silva
• 79' Humbe Cognor Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Nilson Pires
• 90' Yellow card to Humbe Cognor Michel Lemoine

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Cary Stry scored three from an xG of 4.37, finishing below the chance-quality estimate despite creating enough to suggest the scoreline could have been more comfortable. Humbe Cognor scored twice from 2.28 xG, also slightly under its estimate, though its nine shots all being on target indicates a notably direct return from its attempts. The possession figures tell a different part of the story: Humbe Cognor held 57 per cent and completed passes more accurately, while Cary Stry had 21 shots to the visitors’ nine. The hosts’ edge came less from keeping the ball than from getting into shooting positions more often; the visitors remained capable of making their fewer openings count, which kept the contest alive after the third goal.

• No Humbe Cognor players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The late goal from Michel Lemoine made the final stretch less settled than Cary Stry might have preferred, but the hosts held on to the 3-2 result. The numbers make the balance plain without making it simple: Humbe Cognor had more possession, more corners and more dribbles, while Cary Stry produced more than twice as many shots and made that attacking volume decisive. Both sides recorded three yellow cards and no red cards, so the discipline ledger ended level even as the score did not. For Cary Stry, three goals from a busy afternoon in front of goal were enough; for Humbe Cognor, nine shots on target yielded a respectable two, but not the equaliser required.