Easlaccre 3 - 2 Holne City

Key Events:

• 6' Yellow card to Easlaccre William Hill
• 13' Yellow card to Easlaccre Kyungsoo Chae
• 23' Holne City Victor Vieira scores, assisted by Karel Jong
• 36' Yellow card to Easlaccre Daouda Sidibe
• 48' Yellow card to Easlaccre Peter Patterson
• 61' Easlaccre Daouda Sidibe scores, assisted by Mark Campbell
• 65' Holne City Francisco Diez scores, assisted by Karel Jong
• 75' Easlaccre Carlo Martini scores, assisted by Robert Yunusa
• 82' Yellow card to Holne City Bruno Rossi
• 85' Yellow card to Holne City Philip Gilbert
• 90' Easlaccre Carlo Martini scores, assisted by Mark Campbell

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Easlaccre scored three goals from 1.99 xG, finishing slightly above the chances’ estimated quality; Holne City scored twice from 2.13 xG, a little below theirs. The figures suggest a fairly close contest in chance quality, not a gulf disguised by the scoreline. Holne City had 61% possession, completed 86% of passes and put eight of nine shots on target, but the extra control did not translate into an extra goal. Easlaccre managed seven shots on target from nine attempts and made their opportunities count, with Martini converting twice and Mark Campbell assisting two goals. In a match where both sides found the net repeatedly, precision at the decisive moments proved more useful than keeping the ball.

Holne City’s possession and passing advantage made them the more frequent custodians of the ball, but not the winners. Easlaccre were less involved in possession and committed more fouls, while also receiving four yellow cards to Holne City’s two. Neither side was reduced to ten, and the game’s five goals arrived alongside six bookings—an energetic evening by any reasonable administrative measure. With the score level again after Francisco Diez made it 2-2, Martini supplied the final distinction at 90'. Easlaccre’s 3-2 victory was narrow, but the timing of the winning goal gave the closing word to the side that had spent less of the match holding the conversation.