Cheld Rovers 1 - 3 Craple United

Key Events:

• 12' Yellow card to Craple United Samuel Simmons
• 41' Craple United Gordon Miller scores
• 50' Craple United Samuel Simmons scores
• 55' Craple United Luigi Testa scores, assisted by Gordon Miller
• 80' Cheld Rovers Brian Bishop scores, assisted by Nikolay Yordanov
• 85' Yellow card to Cheld Rovers Nikolay Yordanov

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The chance-quality estimate gave Cheld Rovers 2.82 xG against one actual goal, a substantial underperformance, while Craple United scored three from 2.24 xG and finished above its estimate. The hosts’ 13 shots, including 10 on target, indicate that their difficulty was not simply getting attempts toward goal; the gap between those chances and the single goal proved costly. Craple United had fewer shots and less possession, but converted often enough to build a three-goal lead before the hosts replied. The xG figures suggest the scoreline was more emphatic than the estimated chance balance alone, yet the visitors’ finishing made that balance academic by the time the late response arrived.

Cheld Rovers: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.

Craple United:

• Gordon Miller (7.3) - Scored the opening goal and assisted Luigi Testa’s strike, contributing directly to two of the visitors’ three goals.

Cheld Rovers had the ball more often, registered more shots and produced the higher xG, but those advantages did not translate into a result. Craple United were more effective where it mattered: Gordon Miller opened the scoring, Samuel Simmons doubled the lead, and Luigi Testa made it three before the hour. The sequence gave the visitors room to manage the remainder, even after Brian Bishop pulled one back in the 80th minute. Cheld Rovers’ late goal made the scoreline less stark, but not uncertain; Craple United left with a 3-1 win built on a decisive spell and sharper conversion.