Rughatforount 3 - 1 Aldster

Key Events:

• 9' Rughatforount Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Philippe Robert
• 21' Yellow card to Rughatforount Michel Lemoine
• 24' Rughatforount Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
• 36' Yellow card to Rughatforount Seungwoo Jeong
• 56' Rughatforount Zdravko Ivanišević scores, assisted by Seungwoo Jeong
• 79' Aldster Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
• 86' Yellow card to Rughatforount Jorge Alvez
• 90' Yellow card to Aldster Michel Lemoine

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Rughatforount scored three from 1.9 xG, finishing around a goal above the chance-quality estimate. That over-performance came alongside an unusually clean return from the attempts recorded: seven of eight shots were on target. Aldster scored once from 1.03 xG, almost exactly in line with its estimate, but managed only four attempts despite winning nine corners. The near-even possession and identical 81% pass accuracy suggest neither side monopolised the ball; the sharper difference was what happened when Rughatforount did get a shot away. Aldster generated more corners, but the available figures point to pressure that did not become a greater volume of attempts.

The early goals gave Rughatforount control of the scoreboard, with Michel Lemoine opening the scoring and Philippe Robert adding the second before the half-hour. Zdravko Ivanišević made it 3-0 after the break, putting the hosts in a position to manage the remaining stretch rather than chase the match. Aldster did get a goal through Nilson Pires in the 79th minute, assisted by Michel Lemoine, but it arrived too late to change the result. The hosts committed twice as many fouls and collected three yellow cards to Aldster’s one, so their lead was not acquired through a particularly quiet afternoon.

No Aldster players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The final margin was two goals, and the underlying numbers make it a result with a useful distinction: Rughatforount did not create a great deal more expected threat, but converted its chances at a markedly better rate. Aldster had the corner count and a late scorer, yet four shots left little room to turn set-piece pressure into a sustained pursuit. For Rughatforount, the 3-1 win was built on early execution and enough defensive work to preserve the lead; for Aldster, the late goal supplied a foothold, not a reopening.