West Marbrielazey 3 - 4 Althwith Orient

Key Events:

• 12' Althwith Orient Mustafa Sharaf scores
• 15' Althwith Orient Felisberto Teixeira scores, assisted by Alberto Varela
• 21' Yellow card to West Marbrielazey Luis Pinto
• 31' West Marbrielazey Lindomar Da Silva scores, assisted by Norbert Fischer
• 38' Yellow card to Althwith Orient Alberto Varela
• 45' Yellow card to West Marbrielazey Khadim Diakhate
• 49' West Marbrielazey Lindomar Da Silva scores, assisted by Friedrich Unger
• 50' Yellow card to West Marbrielazey Pedro Guzman
• 56' Althwith Orient Alberto Varela scores, assisted by Lamine Diallo
• 65' Yellow card to West Marbrielazey Friedrich Unger
• 85' Althwith Orient Geoffrey Hodgson scores
• 89' Yellow card to West Marbrielazey Norbert Fischer
• 90' West Marbrielazey Norbert Fischer scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave West Marbrielazey 0.86 xG and Althwith Orient 5.43. Against those figures, the hosts’ three goals from three shots—all on target—represent substantial over-performance, while Althwith Orient scored four from a much larger haul and fell short of the chances their total xG suggests. The visitors had 20 shots on target from 24 attempts, alongside 56% possession, so their attacking pressure was not a matter of one lucky spell. West Marbrielazey were remarkably efficient with the opportunities they had, but the shot count points to a match in which that efficiency could not compensate for the volume of danger they faced.

The game’s rhythm was established early: Althwith Orient scored twice inside 15 minutes, and West Marbrielazey had to spend the remainder of the contest chasing a deficit. Lindomar Da Silva brought the hosts back into reach with goals at 31' and 49', turning a difficult start into a genuine contest. Yet the visitors restored their advantage through Alberto Varela at 56', then added a further goal at 85'. Norbert Fischer scored in the 90th minute, making the final margin one goal, but the late strike could not alter the result.

The 3-4 scoreline gives West Marbrielazey credit for staying in the match and making almost every attacking opportunity count. It also conceals how thoroughly Althwith Orient controlled the attacking workload: 24 shots to three, 20 efforts on target to three, and eight tackles to three. The hosts’ 13 dribbles and the visitors’ four corners offer other details, but the central contrast is plain enough. Althwith Orient created far more; West Marbrielazey finished with striking precision; and, after seven goals and six yellow cards, the final whistle arrived with the smallest possible gap between them.