Budbacey Forest 5 - 0 Ashambead Gre

Key Events:

• 15' Budbacey Forest David White scores, assisted by Papa Toure
• 41' Budbacey Forest Pedro Zuñiga scores, assisted by Saliou Sow
• 46' Budbacey Forest Pedro Zuñiga scores, assisted by Amadou Bamba
• 55' Budbacey Forest Luca Colombo scores, assisted by Pedro Zuñiga
• 62' Budbacey Forest Amadou Bamba scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The scoreline was 5-0, while the Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Budbacey Forest at 3.84 xG and Ashambead Gre at 1.76. The hosts therefore finished 1.16 goals above their estimate, converting a strong supply of chances with a generosity toward the net that the numbers do not quite predict. The visitors, by contrast, finished well below theirs: seven shots, all on target, produced no goals. That combination points to a sharp difference in finishing and outcomes, rather than a simple story of one side keeping the ball. Ashambead Gre had 56% possession and more corners, but Budbacey Forest registered 17 shots, 14 on target, and 13 tackles to the visitors’ four. Possession was plentiful for the visitors; control of the decisive moments belonged elsewhere.

The opening goal arrived in the 15th minute, and the second just before half-time gave Budbacey Forest a substantial advantage before the teams had finished their break. Pedro Zuñiga scored again in the 46th minute, a brisk way to remove any uncertainty about the direction of the afternoon. Further goals from Luca Colombo and Amadou Bamba completed the five, with Zuñiga also providing the assist for Colombo. The match produced no cards, and both sides recorded 11 dribbles; on the more consequential measure, however, the hosts’ 14 shots on target supplied a clear distinction. A 5-0 final score is not a close reading of the contest, even if the possession figures initially offer a misleadingly polite introduction.

• No Ashambead Gre players reached a rating of 7.0 or higher.