The report
Key Events:
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2' Yellow card to North Villa Simo Knežević
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10' Yellow card to Kirkhapley Philippe Robert
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25' North Villa Simo Knežević scores
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28' North Villa Ian Barnes scores, assisted by Umar Gbadamosi
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35' North Villa Simo Knežević scores, assisted by Umar Gbadamosi
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39' Yellow card to North Villa Nama Abu
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54' North Villa Milen Ibryam scores
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69' Yellow card to North Villa Sebastian Navarro
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74' Yellow card to North Villa Edmilson Mendes
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86' North Villa Allan James scores, assisted by Junseok Suh
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Kirkhapley recorded no standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.
The scoreline was settled well before the final goal, but North Villa kept adding to it: Milen Ibryam made it four in the 54th minute and Allan James supplied the fifth in the 86th. Kirkhapley won 11 corners to the hosts’ three and had slightly more possession, yet those numbers did not translate into a comparable threat, with only one shot recorded. For North Villa, the performance combined a ruthless return in front of goal with a busy disciplinary record: four yellow cards to Kirkhapley’s one. A five-goal margin needs no embellishment; the more curious detail is how little the possession figures predicted it.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Simo Knežević
Scored twice and was North Villa’s standout performer, despite also receiving an early yellow card.
Umar Gbadamosi
Set up the goals for Ian Barnes and Simo Knežević, contributing twice to the first-half surge.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
Simo Knežević, unassisted on the log. Origin unknown; destination 1–0.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison