Royald City 5 - 0 Eridge Hotspur

Key Events:

• 11' Royald City Thomas Rose scores, assisted by Bruno Rossi
• 14' Royald City James Patel scores
• 22' Yellow card to Eridge Hotspur Saliou Sow
• 32' Royald City Lindomar Da Silva scores, assisted by Thomas Rose
• 36' Royald City Andy Barnes scores, assisted by Richard Verbeek
• 77' Royald City Lindomar Da Silva scores, assisted by Antonio Mendez
• 86' Yellow card to Eridge Hotspur Luca Colombo

For all Eridge Hotspur’s 11 corners, 54% possession and advantage in dribbles, the match ended with no return on the scoreboard. Royald City scored four times by the 36th minute, a burst that settled the shape of the afternoon well before the final goal arrived in the 77th. Lindomar Da Silva supplied the brace, while Thomas Rose contributed a goal and an assist; the scoreline had room for no ambiguity.

The 5-0 result is emphatic, though the xG figures show that Eridge Hotspur did create opportunities and that Royald City exceeded their expected return. The visitors’ corners and possession were real advantages, just not decisive ones. Royald City were more clinical, built a substantial lead early, and added a fifth late; the match’s statistics kept a record of the contest, while the score kept its own rather shorter version.