Wild City 1 - 4 St Tundiham Rangers

Key Events:

• 8' Yellow card to Wild City Benjamin Lopez
• 15' St Tundiham Rangers James Rogers scores, assisted by Izet Bilić
• 45' Wild City scores, assisted by Antonio Perego
• 46' Yellow card to St Tundiham Rangers Seye Goudiaby
• 51' Yellow card to Wild City Borislav Ivanov
• 67' St Tundiham Rangers Fofana Koffi scores
• 85' St Tundiham Rangers David Watson scores, assisted by Joaquin Gonzalez
• 88' St Tundiham Rangers Kevin Torres scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Wild City at 1.62 xG and St Tundiham Rangers at 3.63. Wild City scored once, finishing below its estimate, while the visitors scored four and modestly exceeded theirs. The gap in opportunity was substantial: St Tundiham Rangers registered 18 shots, 12 on target, to Wild City’s seven shots and six on target. That is a notably high proportion of on-target attempts for both sides, but the visitors created more chances overall and kept producing them after Wild City had levelled just before half-time. Their four goals were not a statistical accident so much as the eventual consequence of repeatedly asking the defence to deal with another serious situation.

No players from Wild City recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher. No players from St Tundiham Rangers recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The possession split suggests a contest Wild City were able to participate in, rather than one in which they were simply denied the ball. Their 52% possession and 83% pass accuracy show they could keep it moving, and their 18 dribbles outnumbered the visitors’ 11. But territory and control are not quite the same thing as making the opposition uncomfortable. St Tundiham Rangers had nine corners to five, took more than twice as many shots, and made their pressure count in the second half.

The late goals settled the shape of the result: David Watson scored in the 85th minute, then Kevin Torres added another three minutes later. Wild City had kept the score level at the break through their 45th-minute goal, assisted by Antonio Perego, but could not hold that position once Fofana Koffi restored the visitors’ lead. St Tundiham Rangers leave with a 4 - 1 win built on a clear advantage in chance creation; Wild City leave with the less useful consolation that the ball was, technically, theirs more often.