Bearnston 8 - 0 Skelehal

Key Events:

• 2' Bearnston John Sullivan scores, assisted by Joowon Chang
• 5' Yellow card to Bearnston Fred Bos
• 14' Bearnston John Sullivan scores
• 16' Bearnston Fred Bos scores
• 22' Bearnston Heber Viana scores, assisted by Lawrence Adegoke
• 23' Yellow card to Skelehal Khadim Diakhate
• 33' Yellow card to Bearnston John Sullivan
• 48' Bearnston Marcelino Santos scores, assisted by Heber Viana
• 69' Bearnston Joowon Chang scores, assisted by Mohsen Essam
• 80' Bearnston Lawrence Adegoke scores, assisted by Antonio Rios
• 87' Bearnston Joowon Chang scores, assisted by Mohsen Essam

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Bearnston scored eight from an xG of 3.42, a substantial over-performance of 4.58 goals against the Gazzetta chance-quality estimate. Thirteen of their 14 shots were on target, so the finishing was not merely a matter of one improbable effort finding its way in; the numbers point to repeated accuracy and a remarkable return from the chances created. Skelehal recorded no shots and an xG of 0.01, finishing with no goal and almost no measured attacking threat. The near-even possession figures sit beside that stark contrast: the ball was shared, but the attempts and the scoreboard were not.

• No Skelehal players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The result was already emphatic by the 22nd minute, when Bearnston had scored four times. John Sullivan opened the account after two minutes, with Joowon Chang assisting, and added a second before Fred Bos made it three. Heber Viana then finished a move set up by Lawrence Adegoke. The early scoring was accompanied by yellow cards for Fred Bos, Khadim Diakhate and John Sullivan, a small reminder that even a one-sided contest can keep the disciplinary column occupied.

After the interval, Bearnston continued to add to the total rather than settle for the kind of lead that already looks ample on paper. Marcelino Santos scored at 48 minutes, assisted by Heber Viana, before Joowon Chang struck in the 69th and 87th minutes, both times supplied by Mohsen Essam. Lawrence Adegoke added the seventh at 80 minutes, with Antonio Rios providing the assist. The final tally of eight matched the event record exactly; Skelehal had no recorded shot on target, while Bearnston put 13 of 14 efforts on target.

An 8-0 win is a decisive result by any reasonable accounting, and the underlying figures leave little room for a competing version of the match: Bearnston had all 14 shots, all 13 shots on target, and all eight goals. The xG gap was real, but the finishing gap was larger still. Skelehal held 49% possession and completed passes at 80%, yet produced no shot; Bearnston turned a nearly even share of the ball into a scoreline that required no help from possession statistics to make its point.