Snasteack United 3 - 2 Redon-Avon

Key Events:

• 9' Yellow card to Snasteack United Stan Buijs
• 45' Redon-Avon Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
• 56' Redon-Avon Philippe Robert scores
• 61' Snasteack United Mark Sørensen scores, assisted by Sidiki Kone
• 64' Yellow card to Redon-Avon Seungwoo Jeong
• 66' Snasteack United Carlos De Pina scores, assisted by Mark Sørensen
• 89' Snasteack United Mark Sørensen scores, assisted by Carlos De Pina
• 90' Yellow card to Snasteack United Graham Turner

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Snasteack United finished with three goals from 8.47 xG, a substantial underperformance against the quality and volume of the chances represented by that estimate. Thirty-three of their 35 shots were on target, so this was not a case of failing to find the goal; the finishing return simply lagged far behind the opportunity. Redon-Avon, by contrast, scored twice from 0.83 xG, making strikingly efficient use of its three shots, all on target. The numbers point to a match in which Snasteack United created relentlessly and Redon-Avon made its scarce openings count. That imbalance did not prevent the visitors from taking a 2-0 lead, but it did leave the hosts with enough attacking work to turn the game around.

For Snasteack United, the result was a comeback built on persistence and a late conversion of the pressure their chance creation had promised. The hosts trailed by two, then scored three times between the 61st and 89th minutes; Mark Sørensen supplied the first and last, with Carlos De Pina between them. Redon-Avon had the more productive start in front of goal, but its three shots offered little margin once the hosts began finding finishes. A 3-2 win is close on the scoreboard, even when the underlying chance totals are doing their best to make the match look like a different sort of afternoon.