Folne 1 - 7 Barthop's Town

Key Events:

• 5' Barthop's Town Tim Pearson scores
• 14' Yellow card to Folne Bruno Rossi
• 17' Yellow card to Folne Sadik Topalović
• 27' Barthop's Town David Lewis scores, assisted by Garry Gray
• 32' Folne Davit Khachishvili scores, assisted by Xinping Boon
• 37' Barthop's Town Tim Pearson scores
• 59' Yellow card to Folne Xinping Boon
• 63' Barthop's Town Andrew Gibson scores, assisted by Julio Carballo
• 72' Barthop's Town Julio Carballo scores, assisted by Gregorio Vazquez
• 77' Barthop's Town Julio Carballo scores, assisted by David Singh
• 83' Barthop's Town Julio Carballo scores, assisted by Ibrahim Ohakwu
• 90' Yellow card to Barthop's Town Garry Gray

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Folne scored once from 0.88 xG, a return just above the chances’ estimated value. Barthop's Town produced 4.69 xG and scored seven, substantially exceeding its chance-quality estimate by 2.31 goals. That finishing went well beyond the underlying expectation, but the volume was no statistical mirage: Barthop's Town put 17 of 21 shots on target, compared with Folne’s three from four. Possession was close at 52%-48%; the decisive difference was how often the visitors turned their share of the ball into attempts, and how frequently those attempts troubled the goalkeeper.

• Davit Khachishvili (not rated 7.0+) - Folne had no recorded standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.
• Julio Carballo (8.9) - Scored three goals and supplied the assist for Andrew Gibson.
• Tim Pearson (7.6) - Scored twice, including the opening goal.

The scoreline settled early into a clear verdict, even if the match’s possession figures tried to make the contest look more evenly balanced than it was. Folne did find a goal through Davit Khachishvili, and its 13 tackles show the hosts were not short of defensive work; the trouble was that Barthop's Town kept returning with another wave of attempts. The three yellow cards for Folne also arrived before the visitors’ late caution, a small ledger of a difficult afternoon rather than its main explanation.

For Barthop's Town, the second-half surge made an already comfortable lead emphatic. Carballo’s three goals completed a standout contribution, while the spread of scoring and assists showed the attack was not relying on one route to goal. Folne managed to keep possession close, but possession without enough shots is mostly a way of being present for the other side’s highlights. The final score was 7-1, and the 21-4 shot total gives the result its plainest supporting evidence.