Herech Wednesday 2 - 4 Paidge Albion

Key Events:

• 7' Paidge Albion Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
• 11' Yellow card to Herech Wednesday Israel Morales
• 15' Yellow card to Herech Wednesday Xinping Boon
• 17' Yellow card to Paidge Albion Phillip Lewis
• 20' Herech Wednesday Weijie Hong scores, assisted by Luis Pinto
• 34' Paidge Albion Jorge Alvez scores
• 35' Yellow card to Herech Wednesday Bruno Rossi
• 45' Paidge Albion Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Willi Schneider
• 63' Yellow card to Paidge Albion Pedro Chagas
• 67' Paidge Albion Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
• 71' Herech Wednesday Weijie Hong scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Herech Wednesday recorded 4.02 xG and scored twice, finishing 2.02 goals below the Gazzetta chance-quality estimate. Paidge Albion had 2.89 xG and scored four, exceeding its estimate by 1.11. That contrast is the match in miniature: the hosts generated more, with 19 shots and 14 on target, while Paidge Albion turned 11 of its 12 attempts into on-target efforts and found the net four times. The visitors had slightly more possession and better pass accuracy, but the shot totals point to Herech Wednesday doing plenty of the attacking work. The result reflects the visitors’ more clinical finishing, not a shortage of chances for the hosts.

The timing helped Paidge Albion: after Weijie Hong levelled in the 20th minute, Jorge Alvez restored the lead before Nilson Pires added another at 45'. Philippe Robert then made it 4-1 in the 67th minute, and Weijie Hong replied four minutes later. The late goal gave Herech Wednesday a second, but the final score remained 2-4.

For Herech Wednesday, the clearest consolation is that the chance creation was substantial; the less consoling part is that four goals were expected by the estimate and only two arrived. Paidge Albion had fewer shots and lower xG, yet its four-goal return settled the contest. The hosts were not short of opportunities, and the visitors did not need many more: the difference was what each side did when the opportunities came.