Bladles Hotspur 6 - 1 Haster Albion

Key Events:

• 3' Bladles Hotspur Kevin Barrett scores, assisted by Manuel Fortes
• 5' Yellow card to Haster Albion Michel Lemoine
• 11' Bladles Hotspur Jeremy Carter scores, assisted by Ian Lloyd
• 12' Haster Albion Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
• 19' Bladles Hotspur Kevin Barrett scores, assisted by Wayne Scott
• 20' Yellow card to Bladles Hotspur Haruna Salisu
• 23' Yellow card to Bladles Hotspur Kevin Barrett
• 25' Yellow card to Haster Albion Seungwoo Jeong
• 45' Bladles Hotspur Jeremy Carter scores, assisted by Kevin Barrett
• 47' Yellow card to Bladles Hotspur Jeremy Carter
• 68' Bladles Hotspur Jeremy Carter scores, assisted by Wayne Scott
• 80' Bladles Hotspur Kevin Barrett scores, assisted by Jeremy Carter

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Bladles Hotspur scored six from a Gazzetta chance-quality estimate of 4.94, exceeding that mark by 1.06. Haster Albion scored once from 1.38 xG, a shortfall of 0.38. The home side’s 22 shots, including 18 on target, tell the broader story: they repeatedly found ways to turn attacking pressure into attempts, then finished at a rate even their strong chance quality did not quite predict. The visitors had five shots on target from six attempts, so their one goal was not for want of putting efforts on frame; the much smaller volume left little room to keep pace. With possession nearly even, the decisive distinction was not how long either side held the ball, but what Bladles Hotspur did when they had it.

• No Haster Albion players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The early scoring gave Bladles Hotspur a commanding platform: Barrett opened the account in the third minute, Carter doubled the lead, and Haster Albion’s reply arrived only a minute later. Barrett restored the two-goal cushion before half-time, and Carter struck again on the 45th minute. The visitors stayed within reach on the scoreboard for a time, but the second-half goals from Carter and Barrett made the margin plain. Three yellow cards apiece for Bladles Hotspur and Haster Albion added a little friction to a match whose attacking arithmetic was otherwise decidedly one-sided.