Benalton 0 - 7 Hemptowlyme

Key Events:

• 10' Yellow card to Hemptowlyme Francesco Merlo
• 12' Hemptowlyme Francesco Merlo scores, assisted by Eunwoo Sin
• 16' Hemptowlyme Paul Thomas scores
• 34' Hemptowlyme scores
• 41' Yellow card to Hemptowlyme Pedro Ramos
• 45' Hemptowlyme Francesco Merlo scores
• 50' Yellow card to Hemptowlyme Eunwoo Sin
• 59' Hemptowlyme Pedro Ramos scores, assisted by Francesco Merlo
• 74' Hemptowlyme Mateo Gutierrez scores, assisted by Paul Thomas
• 86' Hemptowlyme Vasil Tonev scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Hemptowlyme scored seven from an xG of 4.55, an overperformance of 2.45 goals; Benalton finished without a goal from 0.71 xG. The numbers describe a sharp attack, but also a remarkable level of finishing: Hemptowlyme put all 18 attempts on target and converted seven, while Benalton managed four shots and two on target without finding a way through. Possession alone did not give Benalton much control of the dangerous moments. The visitors’ lower share of the ball came with far more attempts and a substantial xG advantage, and the early goals helped turn that attacking efficiency into a long afternoon for the hosts.

• No Benalton players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The result was already decisive by half-time, with Hemptowlyme leading 4-0; the second-half goals made the margin still more emphatic. Benalton’s 58 per cent possession and 18 dribbles show that the hosts were not simply absent from the match, but those figures did not translate into enough shots or a goal. Hemptowlyme, meanwhile, needed fewer corners and less of the ball to create a steady stream of chances. A seven-goal win is not a delicate reading of the game, and the 18 shots on target leave little room to argue that it was merely a freakish scoreline.