Sand End United 1 - 4 Holeverer

Key Events:

• 13' Holeverer Jorge Alvez scores, assisted by Matthew Rodriguez
• 14' Yellow card to Holeverer Alejandro Perez
• 18' Holeverer Jorge Alvez scores, assisted by Zdravko Ivanišević
• 35' Holeverer Jorge Alvez scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
• 40' Yellow card to Holeverer Phillip Lewis
• 41' Yellow card to Sand End United Willi Schneider
• 59' Sand End United Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Philippe Robert
• 69' Yellow card to Holeverer Matthew Rodriguez
• 79' Holeverer Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Matthew Rodriguez

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Holeverer recorded 5.28 xG and scored four, a slight underperformance against the quality of chances created; this was not a case of a team living on scraps and finding an unusually generous finishing window. Sand End United scored once from 1.23 xG, also a little below its estimate. The larger distinction was volume: 24 shots and 19 on target for Holeverer, compared with six and four for Sand End United. The hosts had 55% possession and completed 83% of their passes, but those advantages did not translate into comparable pressure on goal. Holeverer made its attacks count with three goals in the opening 35 minutes, while Alvez repeatedly finished chances supplied by Rodriguez, Ivanišević and Lemoine. The numbers suggest a clear tactical imbalance: Sand End United kept the ball more often, while Holeverer turned possession into attempts with far greater frequency.

• Sand End United: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.
• Holeverer:
• Jorge Alvez (8.4) - Scored all three of Holeverer’s first-half goals and set the pace for the visitors’ decisive start.
• Michel Lemoine (7.3) - Added a goal and supplied the assist for one of Alvez’s strikes.

The 4-1 scoreline matched the shape of the contest: Holeverer built an unassailable cushion before half-time, and Nilson Pires’ 59th-minute reply could not turn the match into a sustained recovery. Sand End United did enough to register a goal and had the better possession and passing figures, but its six attempts left little room to change the arithmetic. Lemoine supplied the late fourth in the 79th minute, restoring the three-goal margin after the hosts’ brief interruption. For Holeverer, the afternoon was an efficient demonstration that possession is only one way to control a match; the other is to keep putting the ball on target.