Hed Park 0 - 4 Higges Park

Key Events:

• 6' Higges Park Said Youssef scores, assisted by Vasil Tabatadze
• 22' Higges Park Samuel Barros scores, assisted by Stuart Watson
• 29' Higges Park John Bird scores
• 29' Yellow card to Higges Park Stuart Watson
• 59' Higges Park Samuel Barros scores, assisted by John Bird
• 62' Yellow card to Higges Park Samuel Barros
• 72' Yellow card to Hed Park Pedro Chagas

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Higges Park recorded 5.13 xG and scored four, finishing slightly below the chances’ expected return while still producing a commanding margin. Eighteen of their 24 shots were on target, a volume and accuracy that kept Hed Park under sustained pressure. The visitors’ first three goals arrived by the 29th minute, making their attacking threat decisive well before the break; the fourth, in the 59th, added confirmation rather than suspense. Hed Park finished with 0.01 xG from zero shots, so the eight corners and 47% possession did not translate into a measurable scoring opportunity. Higges Park had only a modest possession advantage, but the shot count tells the more important tactical story: they repeatedly advanced into positions to shoot, while Hed Park’s possession and set pieces produced no attempt at goal.

No Hed Park players reached a recorded rating of 7.0.

The scoreline matched the broad shape of the match: Higges Park created and finished chances, while Hed Park could not turn possession, corners or effort into a shot. The visitors’ 53% possession and 83% pass accuracy helped them sustain their attack, though their dominance was not simply a matter of keeping the ball; the 18 shots on target made the difference unusually plain. The three goals in the opening 29 minutes established control, and Samuel Barros’s second strike after the interval ensured there was no late invitation to reconsider the afternoon. Hed Park did win more corners and make one more tackle, small entries in a ledger whose largest column belonged to Higges Park. At 4-0, the visitors had made their superiority count, with the hosts left to contemplate eight corners and zero attempts at goal.