Hough Rangers 7 - 0 Norlingfolnwin

The opening goal arrived in the 12th minute, and Hough Rangers had three by the 19th. Michael Burton and Kenji Kawasaki each scored twice, with Miguel Rodriguez and Humberto Basualdo also on the scoresheet before Timothy Abdullahi completed the total in the 83rd minute. The early cards set a less productive tone for Norlingfolnwin: three yellows, 18 fouls and no shot to show for their share of the ball.

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Hough Rangers scored seven from an xG of 3.9, an overperformance of 3.1 goals; Norlingfolnwin scored none from 0.01 xG. That gap points to exceptional finishing from the hosts against the chances recorded, but the broader imbalance was just as stark: 15 of Hough Rangers’ 16 shots were on target, while Norlingfolnwin managed no attempts at all. Possession tilted slightly toward the visitors, yet it produced no attacking shot; the ball was theirs more often, if not in any especially consequential sense.

The scoreline was settled well before the final whistle, but Hough Rangers continued to find the goal, adding three after the interval. Burton and Kawasaki each supplied a goal and an assist, while Rodriguez and Basualdo also contributed both directly to the scoring. For Norlingfolnwin, the figures leave little room for a consoling interpretation: they had more possession and more dribbles, but no shots, no corners and no goal. Hough Rangers finished with seven; the visitors finished with a final yellow card in the 90th minute.

Key Events:

• 1' Yellow card to Norlingfolnwin Pedro Chagas

• 9' Yellow card to Hough Rangers Humberto Basualdo

• 10' Yellow card to Norlingfolnwin Michel Lemoine

• 12' Hough Rangers Michael Burton scores

• 17' Hough Rangers Kenji Kawasaki scores, assisted by Mark Thomson

• 19' Hough Rangers Michael Burton scores, assisted by Miguel Rodriguez

• 38' Hough Rangers Kenji Kawasaki scores, assisted by Michael Burton

• 53' Hough Rangers Humberto Basualdo scores

• 61' Hough Rangers Miguel Rodriguez scores, assisted by Humberto Basualdo

• 83' Hough Rangers Timothy Abdullahi scores, assisted by Kenji Kawasaki

• 90' Yellow card to Norlingfolnwin Seungwoo Jeong

• No Norlingfolnwin players reached a rating of 7.0.