Roth Stanley 2 - 3 Stere

Key Events:

• 7' Stere Lindomar Da Silva scores, assisted by Weijie Hong
• 13' Yellow card to Roth Stanley Jorge Alvez
• 19' Roth Stanley Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
• 36' Yellow card to Roth Stanley Nilson Pires
• 40' Stere Weijie Hong scores, assisted by Xinping Boon
• 52' Stere Lindomar Da Silva scores, assisted by Weijie Hong
• 56' Yellow card to Roth Stanley Philippe Robert
• 83' Roth Stanley Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Roth Stanley scored twice from 1.64 xG, a modest overperformance that owed something to Nilson Pires finishing both chances. Stere put three away from 4.42 xG, underperforming its chance quality despite winning 3 - 2. That gap matters: the visitors created enough to make the scoreline look unexpectedly tight, with 23 shots and 14 on target against Roth Stanley’s seven and six. Stere also edged possession and passing accuracy, and its nine corners helped sustain pressure. Roth Stanley matched the visitors in dribbles and recorded more tackles, but the defensive work did not prevent Stere from producing the better opportunities. Three home yellow cards added a less useful kind of activity to the ledger.

The three-goal spell across the first 52 minutes ultimately set the terms. Lindomar Da Silva struck early, Roth Stanley answered through Nilson Pires, and Weijie Hong put Stere back in front before the visitors’ second-half goal made the hosts’ task steeper. The pattern was plain in the numbers: Stere had more of the ball, passed it more accurately and repeatedly tested the defence. Roth Stanley did enough to make the ending matter, but needed its late response to compensate for the volume of chances conceded.

At 3 - 2, Stere left with the points, while Roth Stanley could take some encouragement from refusing to let the match drift away after the 52nd-minute goal. The hosts’ two goals came from Nilson Pires, and the visitors’ three all involved Weijie Hong or Lindomar Da Silva. Stere’s win was deserved on chance creation, though the finishing margins kept the final minutes more interesting than its 4.42 xG might have advised. Football, occasionally, declines to settle for the sensible scoreline.