Bunsterms Town 3 - 1 Farkinch Wanderers

Key Events:

• 5' Yellow card to Farkinch Wanderers Michel Lemoine

• 25' Bunsterms Town Seungwoo Jeong scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez

• 40' Farkinch Wanderers Seungwoo Jeong scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine

• 45' Yellow card to Farkinch Wanderers Allan Carroll

• 47' Bunsterms Town Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas

• 84' Bunsterms Town Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Seungwoo Jeong

• No Farkinch Wanderers players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

• Pass Accuracy%: 84%-85%

• Tackles: 9-4

The figures tell a match that was not simply a matter of possession: Bunsterms Town had a modest edge of 53% to 47%, while Farkinch Wanderers recorded more corners, 8 to 6, and marginally higher pass accuracy. The hosts’ advantage was clearest in attempts and tackles, with 17 shots and 9 tackles against the visitors’ 7 and 4. Farkinch Wanderers’ 10 fouls, twice the hosts’ total, and two yellow cards also made for a more interrupted evening on their side of the ledger. None of those numbers alone decides a match, a principle football continues to test with admirable persistence.

The decisive stretch came immediately after the break. Having conceded an equaliser five minutes before half-time, Bunsterms Town scored again at 47', with Pedro Chagas assisting Nilson Pires, and then held that lead until Philippe Robert finished the scoring in the 84th minute. The final score was 3-1, with Bunsterms Town’s greater shot volume and stronger xG returning a deserved win, even if Farkinch Wanderers’ five shots on target gave the hosts something to keep an eye on before the result was settled.