St Tridge Wanderers 0 - 8 Swart Rangers

Key Events:

• 12' Swart Rangers Hans Bergsma scores, assisted by Alain Cameron
• 19' Swart Rangers Giacomo Santoro scores, assisted by James Stewart
• 31' Swart Rangers Giacomo Santoro scores
• 32' Swart Rangers Kees van Egmond scores, assisted by Thomas Cook
• 36' Yellow card to Swart Rangers James Stewart
• 52' Swart Rangers Thomas Cook scores, assisted by Hans Bergsma
• 58' Yellow card to Swart Rangers Hans Bergsma
• 67' Swart Rangers Thomas Cook scores, assisted by Kees van Egmond
• 73' Yellow card to St Tridge Wanderers Mahmoud Maher
• 79' Swart Rangers Alain Cameron scores
• 82' Yellow card to Swart Rangers Thomas Cook
• 89' Swart Rangers Giacomo Santoro scores, assisted by Edin Begić

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Swart Rangers 4.35 xG and St Tridge Wanderers 0.11. The 8-0 score means the visitors finished well above their expected total, while the hosts’ single attempt and 0.11 xG show just how little attacking opportunity they created. Swart Rangers registered 19 shots, with 16 on target, and found the net eight times; this was not merely a case of making the most of one or two chances. Their 55% possession and 86% pass accuracy supported sustained control, and the goals arrived in both halves. St Tridge Wanderers had 45% possession but could not turn that share into meaningful threat. The gap between 4.35 xG and eight goals points to exceptional finishing on the day, while the gap between the teams’ shot totals tells the broader tactical story: one side kept asking questions, the other had almost no opportunity to answer.

• No St Tridge Wanderers players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

For Swart Rangers, the performance combined volume with ruthless conversion: eight goals, 16 shots on target and contributions spread across the attack. St Tridge Wanderers made nine tackles, the same total as the visitors, but that parity could not disguise the imbalance elsewhere. Their 14 dribbles even outnumbered Swart Rangers’ 12, a small statistical curiosity in a match whose decisive figures were rather less subtle. The final score was 8-0, and the underlying chance count confirms that the visitors’ dominance was no accident, even if their finishing went beyond what the xG alone would predict.