Ossomber United 1 - 4 Rotton City

Key Events:

• 12' Yellow card to Ossomber United Armando Guerra
• 23' Yellow card to Ossomber United Gilles Lacroix
• 32' Rotton City Carlos Espinosa scores, assisted by Michael Robinson
• 37' Rotton City Davide Meloni scores, assisted by Kalin Uzunov
• 39' Yellow card to Rotton City Gavin Elliott
• 42' Rotton City Carlos Espinosa scores, assisted by Laurent Vasseur
• 55' Ossomber United Jose Lisboa scores, assisted by Peter de Groot
• 71' Yellow card to Rotton City Carlos Saavedra
• 90' Rotton City Carlos Saavedra scores, assisted by Carlos Espinosa

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Ossomber United scored once from 0.98 xG, close to the chance-quality estimate; Rotton City converted four from 2.44 xG, substantially exceeding it. That gap points to especially decisive finishing from the visitors, not a match in which the underlying chances alone predicted a four-goal return. The shot figures help explain the wider balance: Rotton City had 12 attempts and eight on target, while Ossomber United managed five, with three on target. Possession was nearly even, but the visitors produced more shots and more dribbles, and turned their attacking volume into a commanding first-half lead. The hosts did find a goal through Jose Lisboa after the interval, but the final scoreline’s most emphatic flourish arrived at 90'.

• Ossomber United had no standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.
• Rotton City
• Carlos Espinosa (8.1) - Scored twice and supplied the assist for Carlos Saavedra’s goal, finishing as the match’s most decisive contributor.

The 1-4 result leaves a clear distinction between keeping the ball and making it count. Ossomber United had a narrow possession edge and won more tackles, but those numbers did not translate into enough attempts to keep pace with Rotton City. The visitors, meanwhile, were not reliant on dominating possession: their advantage came in the more direct measures of attacking threat, with more shots and more efforts on target. Four goals from 2.44 xG is an unusually generous return, and that finishing helped turn a strong attacking display into a heavy defeat for the hosts. Rotton City leave with the points and the sharpest finishing on the day; Ossomber United leave with a single goal and the less comforting evidence that possession can be meticulously counted without becoming a result.