Newdley United 2 - 4 Crow City

Key Events:

• 10' Yellow card to Newdley United Pedro Chagas
• 11' Crow City Willi Schneider scores, assisted by Nilson Pires
• 19' Newdley United Phillip Lewis scores, assisted by Nilson Pires
• 27' Newdley United Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
• 33' Yellow card to Crow City Michel Lemoine
• 45' Crow City Jorge Alvez scores
• 49' Yellow card to Crow City Jorge Alvez
• 74' Crow City Michael Brown scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
• 84' Crow City Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Newdley United scored twice from an xG of 1.49, a modest over-performance that reflected the value of making the chances count. Crow City finished with four goals against 2.94 xG: also ahead of the estimate, but by less, and with a much larger volume of opportunities behind it. The visitors registered 14 shots, 10 on target, to the hosts’ seven shots and five on target. That difference helps explain the result more clearly than possession, which was nearly even. Newdley United found a way to turn a pair of chances into a lead; Crow City kept supplying attempts until the lead became a memory.

The match shifted more than once. Crow City struck first, but Newdley United replied with goals from Phillip Lewis and Nilson Pires to move in front. Jorge Alvez levelled on 45', and the visitors then scored twice in the closing stages through Michael Brown and Michel Lemoine. The timeline is a fairly direct account of the contest: the hosts had the sharper spell in the first half, while Crow City found the goals that settled it after the interval.

The numbers suggest different routes through the game. Newdley United attempted 11 dribbles to Crow City’s four and made more tackles, while the visitors had the advantage in shots and pass accuracy. Neither side had more corners, and both committed 10 fouls. Nilson Pires was a bright point for the hosts, contributing a goal and an assist; for Crow City, Michel Lemoine and Jorge Alvez each supplied a goal and an assist. Newdley United had enough craft to get ahead, but Crow City had the deeper stream of chances—and, at 2-4, the final say.