Braceham 0 - 4 Wirksop Town

The first goal arrived in the 35th minute, when Matthew Kent finished from Abdou Kouassi’s assist. After the break, Teimuraz Chikhladze scored from Joey Blok, then Kouassi added a goal of his own, also assisted by Blok. Petar Mitev completed the scoring in the 68th minute, with Chikhladze providing the assist. The four goals came from seven shots on target, a sharp return even by the standards of a side that kept finding the frame.

Wirksop Town’s 2.1 xG against four actual goals represents a substantial overperformance: the visitors scored 1.9 more than their chance-quality estimate would suggest. That does not make the result a statistical mirage; ten shots and seven on target gave their attack a far firmer footing than Braceham’s single attempt, worth 0.11 xG. Braceham edged possession, 52% to 48%, but possession without attempts is a rather quiet form of control. Wirksop Town also made 14 tackles to Braceham’s six, evidence of a more active defensive effort behind the finishing.

The scoreline leaves little ambiguity, though the route to it was not simply a matter of keeping the ball: both sides recorded 85% pass accuracy, and Braceham won 11 corners to Wirksop Town’s nine. The telling difference was what happened after those passages of play. Braceham did not put a shot on target; Wirksop Town put seven there and converted four. On this evidence, the visitors were more direct in the part of football where the scoreboard keeps its records.

Key Events:

• 22' Yellow card to Wirksop Town Xinping Boon

• 32' Yellow card to Braceham Marcos Fernandez

• 35' Wirksop Town Matthew Kent scores, assisted by Abdou Kouassi

• 39' Yellow card to Wirksop Town Petar Mitev

• 49' Wirksop Town Teimuraz Chikhladze scores, assisted by Joey Blok

• 55' Wirksop Town Abdou Kouassi scores, assisted by Joey Blok

• 68' Wirksop Town Petar Mitev scores, assisted by Teimuraz Chikhladze

• 69' Yellow card to Wirksop Town Lindomar Da Silva

• No Braceham players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

• Abdou Kouassi (7.3) - Scored and assisted, contributing directly to two of Wirksop Town’s four goals.

• Teimuraz Chikhladze (7.3) - Added a goal and an assist to the visitors’ decisive second-half display.

• Joey Blok (7.0) - Supplied two assists as Wirksop Town built its lead.