The report
Key Events:
- 2' Yellow card to Houth Argyle an unnamed player
- 4' Yellow card to Houth Argyle Alberto Lourenço
- 12' Houth Argyle scores
- 17' Houth Argyle Ivane Beridze scores
- 24' Knutham Rangers Derek Stewart scores, assisted by Luca Colombo
- 30' Yellow card to Houth Argyle Cameron Walker
- 33' Houth Argyle Alberto Lourenço scores
- 45' Houth Argyle Alberto Lourenço scores
- 47' Yellow card to Knutham Rangers Luca Colombo
No Knutham Rangers player reached a recorded rating of 7.0.
Knutham Rangers did find a route back into the match when Derek Stewart scored in the 24th minute, with Luca Colombo providing the assist. But the reply came after Houth Argyle had already scored twice, and Alberto Lourenço restored the two-goal cushion before adding another just before half-time. The hosts’ nine corners and better passing accuracy could not compensate for the difference in shots or tackles: Houth Argyle recorded 11 tackles to Knutham Rangers’ two, another indication of how often the visitors were able to disrupt play and turn it into attack. Three away bookings arrived before the break, so discipline was not exactly a decorative feature of the visitors’ start. Still, the match’s decisive measure was the chance count. Houth Argyle left with a 4-1 win, and the figures suggest the margin was earned rather than assembled by fortune.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Alberto Lourenço*
Scored twice and was the only player recorded with a rating of 7.0 or higher.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
A booking nearby, then Maximiliano Guerra for Houth Argyle. Tension, then arithmetic.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison