Fen 3 - 2 Lythweeston

Key Events:

• 2' Yellow card to Fen Jorge Alvez
• 12' Lythweeston Ivan Cvetković scores, assisted by Eric Moreau
• 17' Yellow card to Lythweeston Julio Cortes
• 39' Lythweeston Eric Moreau scores, assisted by Kyungsoo Chae
• 42' Fen Jorge Alvez scores
• 59' Fen Pedro Chagas scores, assisted by Philippe Robert
• 63' Yellow card to Lythweeston Eric Moreau
• 82' Yellow card to Lythweeston Eckhard Köhler
• 83' Fen Michel Lemoine scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Fen’s three goals came from an xG of 1.89, while Lythweeston scored twice from 1.88. The chance-quality estimates are almost identical, so the result was not built on Fen creating a substantially better set of opportunities; it came from converting slightly more of a broadly even supply. Lythweeston put seven of its eight shots on target, compared with five of Fen’s 11, a reminder that the visitors tested Fen’s defence frequently even as the home side made its own chances decisive. Fen’s eight corners and 54% possession point to a little more sustained territory, but not a match in which the visitors were simply shut out.

The timing mattered as much as the totals. Lythweeston’s second goal arrived in the 39th minute, but Fen answered before the interval and then levelled through Pedro Chagas in the 59th. Michel Lemoine supplied the winning goal in the 83rd, completing a turnaround that required patience rather than a sudden flood of chances. Lythweeston’s three yellow cards, against Fen’s one, accompanied a more foul-heavy outing for the visitors; neither side saw a player sent off. Fen’s advantage was narrow in the underlying numbers and clear where it counted, in the final score.

• Fen: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.
• Lythweeston:
• Eric Moreau (7.0) - Scored once, assisted once and received a yellow card in an eventful contribution.