St Malven Albion 3 - 2 Holes United

Key Events:

• 16' Yellow card to Holes United Paul Dupont
• 43' St Malven Albion Rohit Smith scores, assisted by Lindomar Da Silva
• 49' Yellow card to Holes United Eckhard Köhler
• 50' St Malven Albion Lindomar Da Silva scores
• 52' Yellow card to Holes United Marcel Durand
• 53' St Malven Albion Kai Liu scores, assisted by Rohit Smith
• 56' Holes United Eric Moreau scores, assisted by Eckhard Köhler
• 66' Holes United Ivan Cvetković scores
• 72' Yellow card to Holes United Eric Moreau

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: St Malven Albion scored three from 3.13 xG, a return close to the chance quality they created. Holes United scored twice from 1.39 xG, finishing above expectation and showing why a modest shot count can still make a match lively. The contrast was clear: St Malven Albion recorded 16 shots, 10 on target and 56% possession, while Holes United had six shots, five on target and nine corners. The hosts’ volume and control broadly support the result; the visitors’ efficiency, plus their willingness to attack through dribbles, gave the contest a sharper edge than their overall share of the ball might suggest. The three goals between the 50th and 56th minutes made the scoreline move quickly, though the statistics point to St Malven Albion creating the stronger body of chances across the match.

• No Holes United players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The match’s shape was less simple than the final margin at one point implied. St Malven Albion had established a 3-0 lead by the 53rd minute, with Rohit Smith, Lindomar Da Silva and Kai Liu all on the scoresheet. Holes United responded through Eric Moreau three minutes later and Ivan Cvetković in the 66th, turning a comfortable-looking advantage into a two-goal lead that required attention rather than celebration.

Four yellow cards for Holes United, against none for St Malven Albion, accompanied the visitors’ greater tally of corners and dribbles. Those figures suggest a side trying to force its way back into the game, while the hosts combined more possession and shots with the more accurate passing. In the end, St Malven Albion had the stronger chance total and enough goals in hand to hold on; Holes United supplied the late tension, but not a third reply.