Buchcot 7 - 1 Shirsham

Key Events:

• 2' Buchcot Darren Ng scores, assisted by Niko Ivanišević
• 3' Yellow card to Shirsham Hiroto Yaguchi
• 6' Buchcot Amr Mamdouh scores, assisted by Niko Ivanišević
• 9' Buchcot Chris Levesque scores, assisted by Niko Ivanišević
• 54' Buchcot Felipe Torres scores
• 57' Buchcot Felipe Torres scores
• 62' Shirsham Bruno Rossi scores
• 67' Buchcot Chris Levesque scores, assisted by Darren Ng
• 83' Buchcot Felipe Torres scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Buchcot scored seven from 2.28 xG, a considerable overperformance; Shirsham scored once from 0.36 xG, also finishing above its estimate. The figures still point to a clear difference in chance volume: Buchcot had ten shots, eight on target, while Shirsham managed one shot, which was on target. Buchcot therefore converted chances at an extraordinary rate, while Shirsham found a goal from its only attempt. Shirsham had 52% possession and slightly better pass accuracy, but possession without shots supplied little leverage. Buchcot were direct where it mattered, and the early goals gave them a platform to keep attacking without needing to dominate the ball.

The opening spell did most of the damage: Darren Ng, Amr Mamdouh and Chris Levesque put Buchcot three ahead by the ninth minute, with Niko Ivanišević assisting all three. Shirsham did not find a goal until Bruno Rossi scored in the 62nd minute, by which point Felipe Torres had already added two of his three. Chris Levesque then scored again, and Felipe Torres completed the scoring in the 83rd minute. The 7-1 result is emphatic, and the shot count explains why the balance of the match was not close; the gap between seven goals and 2.28 xG explains why the scoreline ran beyond even Buchcot’s substantial advantage.

• No Shirsham players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.