Bulles Hotspur 3 - 1 Amberhaver

Key Events:

• 33' Bulles Hotspur Mario Caballero scores
• 42' Yellow card to Amberhaver Bart de Graaf
• 55' Yellow card to Bulles Hotspur Philip Walsh
• 63' Yellow card to Amberhaver Mario Ferrari
• 64' Bulles Hotspur Thomas Hansen scores
• 69' Bulles Hotspur Thomas Hansen scores, assisted by Jonny Nielsen
• 77' Yellow card to Amberhaver Pedro De Jesus
• 88' Amberhaver Bruce Bishop scores, assisted by Pedro De Jesus

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Bulles Hotspur’s 3.53 xG against three goals points to a slight underperformance in finishing, though hardly one that will trouble the result. Amberhaver, by contrast, scored once from 0.34 xG, converting a rare opportunity late in the match. The gap between the sides is plain in the shot count: Bulles Hotspur had 17 attempts, with 12 on target, while Amberhaver managed three shots and none on target. Possession was much closer, at 53% to 47%, but the hosts made far more of their time in the attacking areas. Amberhaver’s goal was a sharp return from very limited threat; the broader balance remained firmly with Bulles Hotspur.

• No Amberhaver players reached the recorded 7.0 rating threshold.

The scoreline gives Amberhaver a goal to take home, but the match offered little evidence of an even contest in front of goal. Bulles Hotspur had four times as many shots on target as the visitors had shots in total, and their three goals followed a sustained advantage in chance quality. Hansen’s second, five minutes after his first, gave the hosts a two-goal cushion; Jonny Nielsen supplied the assist for that third goal.

Amberhaver found a way onto the scoresheet through Bruce Bishop, assisted by Pedro De Jesus, with two minutes of normal time remaining. It was a useful finish, if a late one, and made the final score 3-1. The visitors also edged the dribble count, 14 to 12, but that did not translate into shots on target. Bulles Hotspur, meanwhile, paired a modest possession advantage with the more consequential work: getting attempts through and keeping Amberhaver’s attack largely quiet.