Crougham United 1 - 3 Redon United

Key Events:

• 5' Yellow card to Crougham United Bruno Rossi
• 12' Crougham United Shahid Morris scores, assisted by Xinping Boon
• 25' Redon United Luis Pinto scores, assisted by Luca Colombo
• 63' Redon United Xinping Boon scores
• 65' Redon United Sunday Muhammed scores, assisted by Xinping Boon
• 68' Yellow card to Redon United Luis Pinto
• 84' Yellow card to Redon United Lindomar Da Silva
• 87' Yellow card to Redon United Xinping Boon

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Crougham United’s 2.62 xG against one goal points to substantial under-finishing: the hosts registered 11 shots, 10 on target, but converted only once. Redon United’s three goals from 2.05 xG represent an over-performance of just under one goal, and their eight shots were all on target. The figures suggest Crougham created enough quality to expect a better return, while Redon made unusually efficient use of its chances. Possession also favoured Crougham, 52% to 48%, but the visitors’ greater corner count, four to one, and their 11 dribbles to Crougham’s seven offer a different view of the contest: Redon found ways to threaten without needing to dominate the ball.

The early sequence gave Crougham a lead through Shahid Morris, with Xinping Boon providing the assist. Luis Pinto levelled for Redon before the break, assisted by Luca Colombo, and the match then swung decisively in the space of two minutes after the hour. Xinping Boon put Redon ahead on 63 minutes; two minutes later, Boon assisted Sunday Muhammed for the third. The scoreline says 1-3, and the decisive passage explains it: Redon found the net twice quickly after a long interval without a goal, while Crougham’s ten shots on target produced no further return.

Crougham United: No players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

Redon United:

• Xinping Boon (Redon United, 1 goal) (7.0) - Scored the go-ahead goal, assisted Sunday Muhammed for the third, and was also booked late on.

For Crougham, the disparity between the chance estimate and the final return will sting more than the possession figures suggest. The hosts had the ball more often, hit the target repeatedly and still finished with a two-goal defeat. Redon, meanwhile, were not required to win the territorial contest to win the match: they defended a lead of their own making, then punished the brief opening that followed the 63rd-minute goal. A 1-3 result does not erase Crougham’s opportunities, but it records the part that mattered most on the day: Redon converted theirs at the right moments.