Howsborth 3 - 2 Redon City

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Howsborth 2.63 xG and Redon City 1.83. Both sides finished slightly above those figures: Howsborth scored three, 0.37 more than expected, while Redon City scored twice, 0.17 above its estimate. The gap between the xG totals reflects Howsborth’s greater volume of attempts, 14 to nine, though Redon City still put six of its nine shots on target. The hosts’ three-goal return was a little more than the chances alone predicted, while the visitors made their opportunities count enough to keep the contest alive late on.

The early goal gave Howsborth something to protect, but Redon City found an equaliser after the break and made the hosts work for the result. Friedrich Unger restored the lead, and Luca Colombo’s 83rd-minute goal looked to have settled matters; Jorge Alvez answered four minutes later, leaving Redon City with a late foothold but not enough time to turn it into another equaliser. The possession split was almost perfectly even, and the visitors won more corners and made more tackles, yet Howsborth created more shots and held on. It was a deserved home win, though not one that permitted much administrative relaxation at the end.

Key Events:

• 3' Howsborth Kenny Au scores

• 13' Yellow card to Howsborth Vladimir štimac

• 28' Yellow card to Redon City Pedro Chagas

• 55' Redon City Nilson Pires scores

• 68' Howsborth Friedrich Unger scores

• 83' Howsborth Luca Colombo scores, assisted by Luis Pinto

• 87' Redon City Jorge Alvez scores, assisted by Nilson Pires

• Howsborth: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.

• Redon City:

• Nilson Pires (7.3) - Scored Redon City’s equaliser and assisted Jorge Alvez’s late goal, contributing directly to both of the visitors’ strikes.