Lone 1 - 7 Houth Argyle

Key Events:

• 2' Lone Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Nilson Pires
• 4' Yellow card to Lone Seungwoo Jeong
• 5' Yellow card to Houth Argyle Alberto Lourenço
• 33' Yellow card to Houth Argyle Maximiliano Guerra
• 38' Houth Argyle Edgar Pintos scores, assisted by Cameron Walker
• 44' Houth Argyle Hao Tan scores
• 45' Houth Argyle Alberto Lourenço scores, assisted by Edgar Pintos
• 49' Houth Argyle Steven Spence scores, assisted by Ivane Beridze
• 57' Houth Argyle Steven Spence scores, assisted by Ivane Beridze
• 59' Houth Argyle Alberto Lourenço scores
• 60' Yellow card to Houth Argyle Cameron Walker
• 71' Yellow card to Lone Allan Carroll
• 77' Houth Argyle Edgar Pintos scores, assisted by Jose Ortega
• 82' Yellow card to Lone Michel Lemoine
• 87' Yellow card to Lone Pedro Chagas

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Lone 1.28 xG and Houth Argyle 4.35. Lone scored once, slightly below its estimate, while the visitors scored seven—well above theirs. That gap speaks to exceptional finishing from Houth Argyle, but the volume underneath it was substantial: 19 shots, 16 on target, against five attempts from Lone, all five on target. The visitors did not merely convert a handful of chances; they repeatedly made the defence deal with another one. Lone’s early goal briefly gave the match a different shape, but Houth Argyle’s pressure eventually supplied both the chances and the scoreline.

The decisive stretch ran from the 38th minute to the 59th, when Houth Argyle scored six times in total and turned a one-goal deficit into a six-goal lead. Edgar Pintos and Alberto Lourenço each scored twice, while Steven Spence added a brace of his own. Ivane Beridze assisted both of Spence’s goals, and Pintos contributed an assist as well as his two finishes. Lone had more corners, eight to five, and nearly level possession, but those figures could not compensate for the difference in shots on target. The four yellow cards for Lone and three for Houth Argyle added some friction; neither side received a red card.

• No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher for Lone.