Cocker Athletic 0 - 7 Lymorpeth Villa

Key Events:

• 3' Lymorpeth Villa Ibrahima Diarassouba scores
• 9' Lymorpeth Villa Ibrahima Diarassouba scores
• 36' Lymorpeth Villa Felipe Ortega scores, assisted by Tim Smith
• 38' Yellow card to Lymorpeth Villa Eduardo Sosa
• 39' Lymorpeth Villa Rodrigo Gutierrez scores
• 41' Lymorpeth Villa Eduardo Sosa scores, assisted by Tim Smith
• 74' Lymorpeth Villa Gary Girard scores
• 74' Yellow card to Lymorpeth Villa Ibrahima Diarassouba
• 86' Lymorpeth Villa Tim Smith scores, assisted by Felipe Ortega

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The final score was 7-0, against xG of 3.6 for Lymorpeth Villa and 0.26 for Cocker Athletic. The visitors therefore scored nearly twice their chance-quality estimate, while Cocker Athletic finished without a goal despite a small expected return. That is a substantial overperformance for the winners, though the underlying shot count explains why the result was so one-sided: Lymorpeth Villa had 16 attempts, 13 on target, while Cocker Athletic managed one shot, also on target. Possession was much closer, at 52%-48%, but the visitors converted their attacking volume with unusual efficiency. Four corners for the hosts and none for the visitors offer a neat reminder that the scoreboard was not keeping a tally of set pieces.

The opening two goals arrived before the tenth minute, giving Lymorpeth Villa an early cushion and leaving Cocker Athletic with little room to reset. The three-goal burst from the 36th to the 41st minute made the contest more decisive still. Tim Smith assisted two of those goals, then supplied a late goal of his own after Felipe Ortega turned provider. The visitors did not need to dominate the ball to control the match; their far greater shot volume and accuracy did the talking. With seven goals on the board, the final stretch was less about suspense than about the increasingly theoretical prospect of a comeback.

• No Cocker Athletic players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.