The report
Key Events:
- 18' Witch Villa Alexandre Duarte scores
- 23' Witch Villa Shota Imura scores, assisted by Alexandre Duarte
- 43' Witch Villa Alexandre Duarte scores
- 55' Witch Villa Inko Okamura scores, assisted by John Smith
- 61' Witch Villa James Reid scores, assisted by Alexandre Duarte
- 74' Witch Villa James Reid scores, assisted by Shota Imura
- 79' Red card to Cham Rangers Allan Carroll
- 81' Witch Villa James Reid scores, assisted by Luis Cabrera
- 82' Yellow card to Witch Villa Mario Peralta
- 84' Witch Villa James Reid scores, assisted by Alexandre Duarte
- 86' Witch Villa James Reid scores
- 87' Yellow card to Witch Villa Sean Davies
Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Witch Villa recorded 2.97 xG and scored nine, an extraordinary overperformance of 6.03 goals against the chance-quality estimate. That gap is not a small statistical wrinkle; it is the central feature of the afternoon. Ten of their 14 shots were on target, and their finishing repeatedly converted chances at a rate the estimate would not ordinarily predict. Cham Rangers, meanwhile, produced 0.11 xG from one shot, with none on target, so their 55% possession yielded little threat. The numbers suggest Witch Villa made far more of their opportunities, while Cham Rangers had the ball more often without turning that control into meaningful attempts. The red card arrived at 79', with three more Witch Villa goals still to follow; the sequence is clear, even if the figures alone cannot tell us what would have happened otherwise.
- Cham Rangers had no players rated 7.0 or higher.
For all the possession and dribbling advantage Cham Rangers recorded, the decisive measures were shots and finishing. They had one attempt and no efforts on target; Witch Villa put ten shots on target and found the net nine times. The visitors also had more corners and higher pass accuracy, but neither fact altered the basic imbalance in threat. Witch Villa were not especially dominant in possession, yet their attack made each spell count with astonishing regularity.
The scale of the result rests on two truths at once: Witch Villa produced enough attacking pressure to keep scoring, and they finished far beyond what their 2.97 xG would usually forecast. James Reid’s five-goal contribution and Alexandre Duarte’s two goals and three assists gave the night its individual landmarks. For Cham Rangers, the possession figure offers little comfort beside a single shot and a red card; the final score, 9-0, needs no embellishment.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
James Reid
Scored five goals, including four in the second half, and made the final margin difficult to describe without checking the scoreboard twice.
Alexandre Duarte
Scored twice and supplied three assists, contributing directly to five goals.
Shota Imura
Scored once and assisted once, adding to a night of repeated home-side returns.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
Alexandre Duarte, unassisted on the log. Origin unknown; destination 1–0.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison

