Ken Athletic 3 - 2 Walviston

Key Events:

• 1' Yellow card to Walviston Branko Bartolić
• 5' Yellow card to Walviston Michael Brown
• 11' Ken Athletic Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Philippe Robert
• 32' Ken Athletic Seungwoo Jeong scores
• 40' Ken Athletic Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 57' Yellow card to Ken Athletic Philippe Robert
• 58' Yellow card to Walviston Pedro Chagas
• 63' Yellow card to Ken Athletic Phillip Lewis
• 68' Walviston Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Philippe Robert
• 85' Walviston Seungwoo Jeong scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Ken Athletic recorded 2.74 xG and scored three, a small over-performance of 0.26 goals. Walviston produced 2.33 xG but scored twice, finishing 0.33 below its chance-quality estimate. The narrow difference between the sides’ xG figures suggests the 3-2 result was not built on a gulf in chance quality, even as Ken Athletic made the first half count with three goals. Walviston’s two goals after the break brought the scoreline back into play; the visitors had 11 shots, eight on target, and more dribbles than their hosts, but their late response did not erase the early deficit.

The first-half scoring sequence gave Ken Athletic the foundation for the win: Pires opened the scoring at 11', Seungwoo Jeong added a second at 32', and Pires struck again eight minutes later. Walviston had already collected two yellow cards by the fifth minute, while the hosts were more economical in possession and marginally ahead in pass accuracy. Those figures do not tell the whole story, though: Walviston had six corners to Ken Athletic’s five, attempted 11 dribbles to four, and made more tackles. It was a match with plenty of activity and little interest in keeping the disciplinary staff idle.

The second half changed the shape of the finish without changing its result. Michel Lemoine’s 68th-minute goal, assisted by Philippe Robert, cut the gap to two; Seungwoo Jeong then scored for Walviston in the 85th minute, with Pedro Chagas providing the assist. The final score remained Ken Athletic 3 - 2 Walviston: a deserved win for a side that converted its early advantage, and a late reminder from the visitors that a three-goal cushion is only comfortable until it becomes two.