Neotheford 3 - 1 Coley Athletic

Key Events:

• 31' Neotheford Lindomar Da Silva scores, assisted by Ousmane Sylla
• 38' Yellow card to Coley Athletic Eric Moreau
• 68' Neotheford Norbert Fischer scores, assisted by Khadim Diakhate
• 69' Yellow card to Coley Athletic Ivan Cvetković
• 70' Yellow card to Neotheford Khadim Diakhate
• 73' Yellow card to Neotheford Friedrich Unger
• 74' Coley Athletic Julio Cortes scores, assisted by Kyungsoo Chae
• 87' Neotheford Ousmane Sylla scores, assisted by Khadim Diakhate

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Neotheford 3.53 xG and Coley Athletic 1.62. The actual score of 3-1 means both sides finished below their expected totals: Neotheford by 0.53 and Coley Athletic by 0.62. That underperformance did not obscure the shape of the match. Neotheford had 17 shots, 12 on target and 53% possession, while Coley Athletic managed seven shots, six on target. The visitors were reasonably accurate with their fewer attempts, but the hosts generated more volume and higher overall chance quality. Coley Athletic briefly reduced the deficit at 74', yet Neotheford answered with the last goal at 87', giving the scoreline a tidy margin after a spell of four yellow cards in six minutes.

• No Coley Athletic players reached a recorded rating of 7.0 or higher.

The numbers leave Coley Athletic with some encouragement in the close details: the visitors made more dribbles, and both sides recorded the same number of corners and tackles. But Neotheford paired slightly greater possession with a substantial edge in attempts, and that was the more consequential difference. The hosts’ three goals came from Lindomar Da Silva, Norbert Fischer and Sylla, while Coley Athletic’s reply through Julio Cortes could not alter the result.

For Neotheford, the 3-1 win was built on sustained attacking pressure and a final goal that settled the matter after the visitors had threatened to make the closing stretch uncomfortable. Coley Athletic did put six of seven shots on target, but the hosts’ greater volume and stronger xG return tell the broader story. The match offered a brief burst of disciplinary activity, then returned to the simpler business of the scoreboard: three for Neotheford, one for Coley Athletic.