Higgley Dew United 3 - 6 Croutton City

Key Events:

• 4' Croutton City Joao Coelho scores, assisted by Alan Taylor
• 32' Yellow card to Higgley Dew United Ćamil Mujanović
• 40' Higgley Dew United Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Jungmyung Koh
• 53' Higgley Dew United Robert Jones scores, assisted by Alfredo Quintero
• 55' Croutton City Hector Avila scores, assisted by Luis Mancilla
• 58' Croutton City Saliou Sow scores
• 67' Yellow card to Croutton City Vladimir štimac
• 76' Croutton City Alan Taylor scores, assisted by Joao Coelho
• 77' Higgley Dew United Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Jungmyung Koh
• 79' Croutton City Vladimir štimac scores
• 80' Yellow card to Higgley Dew United Robert Jones
• 83' Croutton City Alan Taylor scores, assisted by Hector Avila

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Higgley Dew United scored three from 2.14 xG, an overperformance of 0.86 goals; Croutton City scored six from 3.55 xG, exceeding its estimate by 2.45. Those are lively returns for both sides, but the visitors’ greater volume gives the scoreline its shape: they had 17 shots, 12 on target, against nine and eight for the hosts. Possession was level at 50% apiece, so this was not a matter of one side monopolising the ball. Higgley Dew United made the most of its chances and moved ahead 2-1, but Croutton City kept generating attempts and turned that pressure into a decisive run of goals after the break.

The 3-6 result was not a close one by the finish, though Higgley Dew United gave it a credible contest by twice taking the lead and scoring three times. The swing from 2-1 to 2-3 in five minutes proved costly: Croutton City answered quickly, then found another gear in the closing stages. The hosts’ 15 dribbles and eight tackles offered plenty of effort, but the visitors’ advantage in shots and their six goals made the practical difference. A 50-50 share of possession, in this case, was an unusually neat way to divide the ball while leaving the scoreline anything but even.