Sod Hea Town 6 - 1 Royarmslow

Key Events:

• 4' Sod Hea Town Hans Andersen scores, assisted by Roland Jensen
• 10' Yellow card to Royarmslow Albert Smith
• 11' Sod Hea Town Charles Boyd scores, assisted by Christian Bertrand
• 27' Royarmslow Edwin Caceres scores, assisted by John MacDonald
• 29' Sod Hea Town Hans Andersen scores
• 33' Yellow card to Sod Hea Town Roberto Arias
• 43' Sod Hea Town Roland Jensen scores, assisted by Edward Moran
• 74' Sod Hea Town Hans Andersen scores, assisted by Francesco Manca
• 85' Sod Hea Town Hans Andersen scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Sod Hea Town scored six from a Gazzetta chance-quality estimate of 4.09 xG, an overperformance of 1.91 goals. The margin was substantial, but the chance volume supports the result: the hosts put 15 of 18 shots on target. Royarmslow scored once from 1.38 xG, finishing below its estimate, though five shots on target from six attempts show that its limited shooting was not wholly harmless. Possession favoured the visitors by 52% to 48%, as did corners, 7-3; those measures brought territory and activity, not enough control of the decisive moments. Sod Hea Town made its opportunities count with unusual enthusiasm, while Royarmslow’s share of the ball did not prevent the match from becoming a six-goal arithmetic problem.

The early goals set the terms: Hans Andersen opened the scoring in the fourth minute, and Charles Boyd doubled the lead seven minutes later. Edwin Caceres briefly gave Royarmslow a route back at 27', but Hans Andersen restored the two-goal gap before the half-hour and Roland Jensen made it 4-1 before the break. The second-half goals, both from Hans Andersen, extended the margin rather than changing the direction of the contest. Sod Hea Town finished with six goals from 18 shots; Royarmslow’s 14 dribbles and seven corners were evidence of effort, but not a substitute for the hosts’ finishing. A four-goal victory does not require much interpretive assistance.

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