Walton Stanley 2 - 6 Ley Duking Athletic

Key Events:

• 12' Ley Duking Athletic John Mitchell scores
• 15' Ley Duking Athletic Martijn Timmermans scores, assisted by Tomas Esquivel
• 17' Walton Stanley Norbert Timmermans scores, assisted by Xinping Boon
• 26' Yellow card to Ley Duking Athletic Martijn Timmermans
• 31' Ley Duking Athletic John Mitchell scores, assisted by Kenneth Jones
• 36' Yellow card to Walton Stanley Xinping Boon
• 38' Ley Duking Athletic Lorenzo Montes scores
• 39' Yellow card to Walton Stanley Luis Pinto
• 40' Ley Duking Athletic Tomas Esquivel scores
• 58' Ley Duking Athletic Isidoro Semedo scores, assisted by Kyungho Pang
• 61' Yellow card to Ley Duking Athletic Milenko Mašić
• 63' Walton Stanley Norbert Timmermans scores, assisted by Jose Gomez
• 75' Yellow card to Walton Stanley Norbert Timmermans

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Walton Stanley scored twice from 1.54 xG, a modest over-performance that owed something to Norbert Timmermans converting both of the hosts’ goals. Ley Duking Athletic produced 3.94 xG and scored six, also finishing above its chance-quality estimate, though the volume helps explain the scale: 18 shots, 14 on target, against six shots from Walton Stanley. The hosts’ 53% possession, seven corners and 11 dribbles show they were not simply absent from the contest. But possession did not turn into comparable shot volume, while Ley Duking Athletic needed only three corners and two dribbles to create a much more direct threat. A six-goal return from 3.94 xG is sharp finishing; the 14 efforts on target suggest it was not merely a lucky afternoon with the finishing boots.

The early exchange briefly suggested a match that might settle into a contest: Ley Duking Athletic scored twice, then Norbert Timmermans replied for Walton Stanley in the 17th minute. Instead, John Mitchell struck again at 31', and goals from Lorenzo Montes and Tomas Esquivel followed before the interval. Five away goals in a half is a substantial amount of business for one side to conduct before the tea has cooled.

Isidoro Semedo added the sixth in the 58th minute, and Norbert Timmermans supplied Walton Stanley’s second five minutes later. That response confirmed the hosts could still find a finish, but not the defensive footing required to make the closing stretch meaningful as a contest. Ley Duking Athletic leaves with a 6-2 win built on overwhelming shot volume and efficient finishing; Walton Stanley leaves with two goals, the possession figures and the rather less comforting arithmetic.