Kirsham Wanderers 5 - 0 Ilme Albion

Key Events:

• 2' Yellow card to Kirsham Wanderers Ismet Nachev
• 20' Kirsham Wanderers Seungwon Hur scores, assisted by Amilcar Estevão
• 31' Kirsham Wanderers Amilcar Estevão scores, assisted by Seungwon Hur
• 38' Kirsham Wanderers Ismael Sanchez scores, assisted by Reza Abdo
• 50' Yellow card to Kirsham Wanderers Reza Abdo
• 59' Kirsham Wanderers Ismet Nachev scores
• 63' Kirsham Wanderers Abdoulaye Gueye scores, assisted by Amilcar Estevão

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Kirsham Wanderers 3.39 xG and Ilme Albion 0.01. Five goals from 3.39 xG is a substantial overperformance, reflecting a ruthless finish to chances that were already arriving in quantity: 17 shots, with 11 on target. The visitors’ 0.01 xG and zero attempts tell the other half of the story. Their 51% possession did not become a shot, so the ball travelled without troubling the scoreline. Kirsham Wanderers were not merely more clinical; they were the only side to create a measurable attacking problem.

No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher were recorded for Ilme Albion.

The scoreline was settled before the final whistle had much left to explain. Kirsham Wanderers scored three times in the first half, then added two more after the break; the second-half goals made the margin five without changing the basic pattern. Ilme Albion matched the hosts for possession, corners and tackles, but those figures could not disguise the absence of a shot. The visitors did complete 14 dribbles, a respectable amount of individual movement in a match where collective progress remained stubbornly theoretical. For Kirsham Wanderers, the result was emphatic, with the attacking returns more than enough to turn control of the dangerous moments into a 5-0 win.