The report
Key Events:
- 14' Yellow card to Ellow Rovers Mitar Pašalić
- 22' Ellow Rovers Atanas Ahmed scores, assisted by Sander van der Veer
- 27' Ellow Rovers Ian Parsons scores
- 41' Ellow Rovers Carmelo Mendez scores
- 78' Ellow Rovers Ian Parsons scores, assisted by Sander van der Veer
- 79' Yellow card to Ellow Rovers Nicolau Mendes
- 80' Yellow card to Queedrumbe Lindomar Da Silva
- 83' Ellow Rovers Mitar Pašalić scores, assisted by Kenzo Mouri
- 88' Ellow Rovers Carmelo Mendez scores, assisted by Mitar Pašalić
Expected Goals (xG) Analysis
The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Queedrumbe at 0.86 xG and Ellow Rovers at 3.9. Neither side matched its estimate exactly: Queedrumbe scored none despite creating chances worth close to a goal, while Ellow Rovers finished six, more than two goals above expectation. That gap points to both a lopsided attacking contest and unusually sharp finishing from the visitors. The shot count gives the broader shape: Ellow Rovers had 16 attempts, 15 on target, against four shots and three on target for Queedrumbe. Possession was evenly split at 50% apiece, but the ball’s ownership did not translate into anything like an even supply of danger. Queedrumbe also won five corners to two, a small statistical consolation in a match where the decisive work was done in open play and at the other end.
Queedrumbe: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.
Ellow Rovers:
- Ian Parsons (7.6) - Scored twice, including the visitors’ second goal and their fourth.
- Carmelo Mendez (7.6) - Added two goals, one before half-time and one late on.
- Mitar Pašalić (7.0) - Scored and assisted, contributing at both ends of the final scoring sequence despite an earlier yellow card.
- Sander van der Veer (7.0) - Set up two goals, including the opener and Parsons’ second.
For Queedrumbe, the central problem was not an inability to keep the ball or reach the corners; it was the gulf between those measures and the threat Ellow Rovers created whenever they attacked. The visitors had already scored three times by the 41st minute, putting the contest beyond a simple late adjustment, then added three more after the 78th. Queedrumbe managed three shots on target but could not turn any into a goal, while Ellow Rovers placed nearly every attempt on target and converted six. The final score, 0 - 6, was a convincing account of the attacking imbalance, with the visitors’ finishing making an already one-sided performance even more emphatic.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Ian Parsons
Scored twice, including the visitors’ second goal and their fourth.
Carmelo Mendez
Added two goals, one before half-time and one late on.
Mitar Pašalić
Scored and assisted, contributing at both ends of the final scoring sequence despite an earlier yellow card.
Sander van der Veer
Set up two goals, including the opener and Parsons’ second.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
A booking nearby, then Atanas Ahmed for Ellow Rovers. Tension, then arithmetic.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison

