Spath Hels 0 - 5 Budler City

Key Events:

• 6' Budler City Pieter Wiersma scores, assisted by Jose Ribeiro
• 10' Yellow card to Spath Hels Stuart Mitchell
• 11' Budler City Pieter Wiersma scores, assisted by Ali Khalil
• 18' Yellow card to Budler City an unnamed player
• 32' Budler City Arne Thygesen scores, assisted by Jose Ribeiro
• 47' Yellow card to Spath Hels Luis Pinto
• 49' Budler City Ali Khalil scores, assisted by Jose Ribeiro
• 57' Yellow card to Spath Hels Lindomar Da Silva
• 60' Yellow card to Budler City Renato Pagano
• 71' Yellow card to Budler City Pieter Wiersma
• 74' Budler City Simon Acuña scores, assisted by Cristhian Galvez

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Spath Hels finished with 0.61 xG and no goals, a shortfall that reflects both a modest number of chances and the difficulty of turning those few openings into a threat. Budler City recorded 2.9 xG and scored five, exceeding the estimate by 2.1. That is emphatic finishing, though not a wholly inexplicable scoreline: the visitors put 11 of 12 shots on target, while Spath Hels managed only three attempts. Spath Hels held 56% possession, but possession without sufficient attempts proved a rather decorative resource; Budler City were much more direct and repeatedly made their attacks count.

No Spath Hels players reached a rating of 7.0. Jose Ribeiro (7.5) - Provided three assists, repeatedly turning Budler City’s attacks into goals. Pieter Wiersma (7.3) - Scored twice and added a yellow card to a busy afternoon. Ali Khalil (7.3) - Scored once and assisted Pieter Wiersma’s second goal.

The 5-0 score was built early, with Pieter Wiersma striking twice before the 12th minute and Arne Thygesen making it three before half-time. Ali Khalil added a fourth soon after the break, and Simon Acuña completed the scoring in the 74th minute. The five goals came from four scorers, with Jose Ribeiro assisting three of them; Budler City found several routes through the match rather than relying on one finishing act.

For Spath Hels, the numbers offer little consolation beyond the possession figure and a narrow edge in dribbles and tackles. Those measures suggest involvement, but not enough danger in the decisive areas: two shots on target and 0.61 xG left a steep climb once the early deficit arrived. Budler City were not the more frequent keepers of the ball, nor were they more accurate passers, but they were markedly more productive with their attacks. A 5-0 away win is a clear statement of that difference, and the scoreline is consistent with the gulf in shots on target, even if the visitors finished above their xG.