Ivente Rangers 9 - 0 Holvilde Villa

The breakthrough came in the 29th minute, and Ivente Rangers added two more before the interval. After the break, the goals arrived at a steady clip: five in the final 31 minutes, with John Graham completing a hat-trick and Timothy Todd and Cisse Yeo each scoring twice. The hosts had 54% possession and 19 shots on target from 23 attempts; Holvilde Villa had 46% of the ball, four corners and no attempts. A small but notable mismatch between possession and occupation of the dangerous parts of the pitch.

The xG figures explain both the scale of the result and its exceptional finishing. Ivente Rangers scored nine from 5.2 xG, outperforming the chance-quality estimate by 3.8 goals; Holvilde Villa produced 0.01 xG and no shots, leaving no real attacking threat for the hosts to manage. Nine goals from 19 efforts on target is a substantial return beyond expectation, though the volume and accuracy of the attempts point to sustained pressure rather than a scoreline conjured from a single fortunate spell. The four corners apiece are a reminder that some match statistics remain indifferent to the direction of travel.

The three yellow cards for Ivente Rangers and one for Holvilde Villa supplied the only interruptions to a contest otherwise governed by the hosts’ attack. The final goal came in the 85th minute, by which point the result had long since settled into its final shape. For Ivente Rangers, this was a dominant performance with a finishing margin even wider than the underlying chances suggested; for Holvilde Villa, the numbers leave little room to argue that the score was merely an accident.

Key Events:

• 24' Yellow card to Ivente Rangers Ruben Garcia

• 29' Ivente Rangers Timothy Todd scores, assisted by John Graham

• 33' Ivente Rangers John Graham scores

• 45' Ivente Rangers John Graham scores, assisted by Cisse Yeo

• 59' Ivente Rangers Cisse Yeo scores, assisted by Nelson Coelho

• 62' Ivente Rangers John Graham scores, assisted by John Parker

• 67' Ivente Rangers Nelson Coelho scores, assisted by Timothy Todd

• 70' Yellow card to Ivente Rangers Yves Lefebvre

• 71' Yellow card to Holvilde Villa Dimitar Georgiev

• 72' Ivente Rangers Yves Lefebvre scores, assisted by Timothy Todd

• 75' Yellow card to Ivente Rangers Mamadou Sene

• 77' Ivente Rangers Timothy Todd scores, assisted by Cisse Yeo

• 85' Ivente Rangers Cisse Yeo scores, assisted by Nelson Coelho

• No Holvilde Villa players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.