Adlinsforth 0 - 9 Godston Rangers

Key Events:

• 5' Yellow card to Adlinsforth Ian Berry
• 6' Godston Rangers Kevin Mcdonald scores, assisted by Mark Svensson
• 13' Godston Rangers Osamu Kawamura scores, assisted by Igor Božić
• 16' Yellow card to Godston Rangers Kevin Mcdonald
• 23' Godston Rangers Kevin Mcdonald scores, assisted by Mark Svensson
• 32' Godston Rangers Pascal Joly scores, assisted by Igor Božić
• 41' Yellow card to Adlinsforth Aldo Alvarez
• 42' Godston Rangers Medoune Mane scores
• 44' Godston Rangers Osamu Kawamura scores, assisted by Pascal Joly
• 54' Godston Rangers Eric Hofman scores, assisted by Gilson Silva
• 69' Godston Rangers Osamu Kawamura scores, assisted by Marcelino Perez
• 81' Yellow card to Godston Rangers an unnamed player
• 85' Godston Rangers Gilson Silva scores, assisted by Marcelino Perez

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Godston Rangers scored nine from an xG of 3.92, an extraordinary return that points to finishing well beyond the chances’ estimated quality. The visitors had 16 shots, with 15 on target, and converted enough of those opportunities to turn a strong attacking performance into a nine-goal result. Adlinsforth finished with 0.01 xG and no shots, leaving no attacking threat in the figures to offset the pressure. The possession split was 50-50, but control of the ball did not translate into control of the match: Godston Rangers made their attacks count, while Adlinsforth never recorded an attempt.

No Adlinsforth player recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The first-half sequence defined the afternoon. Godston Rangers scored at 6', 13' and 23', then added two more before the break after Pascal Joly’s 32nd-minute goal. Adlinsforth collected two cautions in that spell, but the more telling imbalance was in the attacking output: the hosts managed no shots, while the visitors repeatedly put efforts on target. By half-time the gap was already six, and the second-half goals from Eric Hofman, Osamu Kawamura and Gilson Silva carried the final score to 0 - 9. Equal possession and similar pass accuracy could not disguise the difference in what each side did with the ball.