Oldermouth 5 - 3 Silther Town

Key Events:

• 2' Silther Town Luca Colombo scores, assisted by Xinping Boon
• 15' Oldermouth Cristian Marchant scores
• 23' Oldermouth Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Taewoong Chung
• 31' Silther Town Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Luca Colombo
• 41' Oldermouth Taewoong Chung scores
• 42' Yellow card to Silther Town Robert Hunter
• 57' Silther Town Wayne Young scores
• 65' Oldermouth Cristian Marchant scores
• 81' Yellow card to Silther Town Luca Colombo
• 87' Oldermouth Ibrahim Akanbi scores, assisted by Taewoong Chung
• 90' Yellow card to Silther Town Daniel Blais

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Oldermouth produced 2.89 xG and scored five, finishing 2.11 goals above the chance-quality estimate. Silther Town scored three from 1.94 xG, an overperformance of 1.06. The gap in opportunity volume was meaningful: Oldermouth had 15 shots to the visitors’ 10, with nine on target to six, and held 55% possession. Yet this was no quiet exercise in control. Silther Town made its chances count often enough to keep the match open, while Oldermouth’s sharper finishing turned a modest xG advantage into a two-goal win. The home side also completed more passes accurately, 86% to 78%, suggesting its greater share of the ball came with a little more order attached.

The eight goals arrived in a match where Silther Town repeatedly found a route back into contention, but Oldermouth answered each challenge with another goal of its own. The hosts’ final strike, at 87 minutes, gave the scoreline its decisive shape; by then the visitors had already shown enough attacking threat to make certainty feel like an optional feature. Three yellow cards and 14 fouls also marked a more interrupted afternoon for Silther Town, while Oldermouth committed six fouls and received none.

The final 5-3 score is supported by the event record: five goals for Oldermouth, three for Silther Town. Oldermouth did not dominate every phase, but its superior shot count, possession and passing accuracy gave the win a sound statistical footing. The visitors’ finishing kept the contest lively; the hosts’ finishing made sure it ended their way.