Holey 2 - 3 Caston Rovers

Key Events:

• 3' Holey Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Seungwoo Jeong
• 5' Holey Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
• 13' Yellow card to Holey Philippe Robert
• 18' Yellow card to Caston Rovers Silvestre Barbosa
• 20' Caston Rovers Henry Johnston scores, assisted by Luka Babić
• 28' Yellow card to Holey Michel Lemoine
• 35' Yellow card to Holey Pedro Chagas
• 58' Yellow card to Holey Jorge Alvez
• 68' Caston Rovers Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Adam Smith
• 75' Yellow card to Caston Rovers Adam Smith
• 90' Caston Rovers Xinping Boon scores

For Holey, the two early goals offered a superb start and a narrow margin for error. The four yellow cards, compared with Caston Rovers’ two, also marked a more interrupted afternoon for the hosts, though the ledger offers no need to assign those cautions a grand theory. Caston Rovers had the larger share of shots and corners, and their pressure eventually translated into goals from Henry Johnston and twice from Boon. Holey still put every shot on target, a neat achievement that did not quite make eight enough.

The final score was Holey 2–3 Caston Rovers: a comeback built patiently after the visitors had been put two behind before the match had properly settled. Boon’s late winner settled the result, while the xG and shot totals suggest Caston Rovers had earned a strong chance of turning the game around. Holey’s first five minutes were vivid; Caston Rovers’ final one was more consequential.