Thames City 3 - 1 Hashutton United

Key Events:

• 25' Thames City Lindomar Da Silva scores, assisted by Luis Pinto
• 28' Yellow card to Hashutton United Nilson Pires
• 38' Yellow card to Hashutton United Michel Lemoine
• 40' Yellow card to Hashutton United Pedro Chagas
• 49' Thames City Luis Pinto scores, assisted by Lindomar Da Silva
• 65' Yellow card to Thames City Bruno Rossi
• 72' Thames City Luis Pinto scores, assisted by Luca Colombo
• 80' Hashutton United Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Nilson Pires
• 83' Yellow card to Thames City Xinping Boon

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Thames City 4.03 xG against three goals, a modest under-performance relative to the quality and volume of their opportunities. Their 19 shots, 14 on target and clear edge in xG point to a side that repeatedly reached dangerous positions; the final scoreline, at 3-1, does not quite capture how much threat those chances represented. Hashutton United registered 1.57 xG from eight shots, scoring once. That is a more efficient return, though the smaller shot count and lower xG indicate a less sustained attacking presence. Possession was slightly in the visitors’ favour, 52% to 48%, but control of the ball did not translate into control of the better chances. Thames City were more direct in the useful sense of making their attacks count, and the three goals from Lindomar Da Silva and Luis Pinto put the contest on a firm footing before Philippe Robert reduced the margin.

No Hashutton United player reached a recorded rating of 7.0.

The three yellow cards shown to Hashutton United arrived before the interval, while Thames City collected two after the break; the match had its share of stoppages without losing its shape as a contest. The visitors also won five corners to none, another reminder that territory and pressure can accumulate without yielding the most valuable chances. Thames City instead made the sharper use of their attacking moments, and their 3-1 victory reflected that distinction. Philippe Robert’s 80th-minute goal gave Hashutton United a late foothold, but the hosts had already built a two-goal cushion and had generated enough threat to keep the result deserved.