Ston Stock 3 - 2 Boreath

Key Events:

• 25' Boreath scores
• 29' Ston Stock Eduardo Gomez scores, assisted by Jesse Torres
• 80' Ston Stock Aitor Blanco scores, assisted by Eduardo Gomez
• 84' Ston Stock Jesse Torres scores, assisted by Ronald MacDonald
• 87' Boreath scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Ston Stock scored three goals from 2.98 xG, almost exactly matching the quality of chances created. Boreath, with 3.13 xG, scored twice and therefore finished below the estimate; in a contest decided by one goal, that difference mattered. The figures suggest the result was not a simple case of the hosts creating far more: Boreath actually edged the chance-quality estimate, and their 12 shots on target from 13 attempts underline how often they tested the defence. Ston Stock had 16 shots, nine on target, and six corners to the visitors’ three, finding a route to victory through sustained pressure and a decisive burst between the 80th and 84th minutes. Possession was level at 50% apiece, while pass accuracy matched at 84%, so neither side had a monopoly on the ball. Boreath also recorded more dribbles and tackles, but the match’s final arithmetic favoured the hosts: their late finishing turned near-equal production into three points.

No Boreath players reached a recorded rating of 7.0 or higher.

For long stretches, the numbers offered little to separate the sides; the late goals did. Ston Stock scored twice in four minutes to move from level to two ahead, and that short passage proved the hinge of the match. Boreath replied three minutes after Jesse Torres’s goal, keeping the finish uncomfortable, but the visitors’ second did not erase the hosts’ advantage. The 3-2 scoreline reflects a close contest in possession and chance quality, though not a quiet one: both sides put plenty of attempts on target, and Ston Stock found the most consequential moments.