Poley United 2 - 4 Saffhale City

Key Events:

• 9' Saffhale City Jorge Pereira scores
• 14' Poley United Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Dragan Grgurić
• 20' Yellow card to Poley United Oumar Camara
• 27' Yellow card to Saffhale City Marko Rusev
• 34' Yellow card to Saffhale City Robert Murray
• 41' Saffhale City Evert van der Broek scores, assisted by Robert Murray
• 60' Saffhale City Luca Colombo scores, assisted by Xinping Boon
• 71' Poley United Dragan Grgurić scores
• 83' Yellow card to Saffhale City Jorge Pereira
• 90' Saffhale City Xinping Boon scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Poley United’s 2 goals came from 2.68 xG, a modest underperformance against the quality of chances recorded. Saffhale City scored 4 from 3.04 xG, finishing nearly a goal above its estimate. The visitors’ 12 shots on target from 12 attempts provide a clear measure of their execution, while Poley United’s 9 on target from 13 shots shows they also created and tested the defence. Poley United held 60% possession and completed passes at 84%, but those advantages did not translate into enough goals to match the visitors’ return. Saffhale City, with less of the ball and lower pass accuracy, made its attacks count more ruthlessly.

For Poley United, the central frustration is visible in the contrast between control and outcome: the hosts had more of the ball, passed more accurately and took one more shot, yet finished two goals behind. Dragan Grgurić supplied a goal and an assist, and the second-half reply at 71' briefly brought Poley United back within reach. Saffhale City, though, answered that pressure with the decisive final goal at 90', putting the result beyond doubt.

The visitors’ victory was built less on possession than on making their attacks count. Their four goals came from four different phases of the scoring story: an early lead, a response after the equaliser, a second-half cushion, and a late closer. The 2 - 4 scoreline leaves little doubt about the result, even if Poley United’s share of the ball might have suggested a more even ending. In the end, Saffhale City were the more clinical side, and the target was apparently a popular destination.