The report
The visitors struck first through Wonil Youn, and his second goal put them ahead again before the twentieth minute. Fraplesh United answered with four goals before the break, including a goal and three assists for Benny Rasmussen. Youn completed his hat-trick just after half-time, but Guram Savadze scored twice more to give the hosts enough daylight to survive a late reply from Georgi Velichkov.
Key Events:
- 6' Yellow card to Fraplesh United David Thomas
- 7' Croggister Town Wonil Youn scores, assisted by Joseph Morin
- 10' Fraplesh United Guram Savadze scores, assisted by Benny Rasmussen
- 17' Croggister Town Wonil Youn scores
- 19' Fraplesh United Giancarlo Di Pietro scores, assisted by Benny Rasmussen
- 23' Fraplesh United Benny Rasmussen scores, assisted by Christian Berube
- 37' Fraplesh United Christian Berube scores, assisted by Benny Rasmussen
- 46' Croggister Town Wonil Youn scores, assisted by Georgi Velichkov
- 47' Yellow card to Fraplesh United Benny Rasmussen
- 53' Fraplesh United Guram Savadze scores, assisted by Piero Carbone
- 55' Yellow card to Croggister Town Joseph Morin
- 58' Fraplesh United Guram Savadze scores, assisted by Issa Balde
- 63' Yellow card to Croggister Town Ramiro Gadea
- 75' Yellow card to Croggister Town Nelson Chantre
- 78' Yellow card to Fraplesh United Issa Balde
- 86' Croggister Town Georgi Velichkov scores, assisted by Ramiro Gadea
- 88' Yellow card to Croggister Town Wonil Youn
Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Fraplesh United 3.1 xG and Croggister Town 4.38. The hosts therefore scored 2.9 more goals than their estimate, while the visitors finished 0.38 below theirs: a sizeable gulf between the quality estimate and the actual scoreboard, especially for the side that won. Croggister Town had 21 shots, 15 on target and six corners, compared with 14 shots, 11 on target and one corner for Fraplesh United. Those figures suggest the visitors found ways to threaten repeatedly, while the hosts were more ruthless with their opportunities. The xG and shot totals make this a win built less on controlling the supply of chances than on converting them at a remarkable rate.
The scoreline gives Fraplesh United a two-goal win, but the underlying figures explain why the afternoon was not a comfortable procession. Croggister Town had more shots, more shots on target and more corners, and Youn kept the contest alive with three goals. Yet the hosts repeatedly found the finish the visitors’ greater volume did not produce, with Savadze and Rasmussen at the centre of the difference. Ten goals and seven yellow cards left little room for a quiet stretch; Fraplesh United emerged with the points, while Croggister Town had the busier attacking ledger and the less useful ending.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Guram Savadze*
Scored three times, including two second-half goals that helped protect the lead.
Benny Rasmussen*
Scored once and assisted three more, a direct hand in four of the hosts’ six goals.
Christian Berube*
Added a goal and an assist during Fraplesh United’s first-half scoring burst.
Wonil Youn*
Scored all three of Croggister Town’s goals and remained a threat even as the match slipped away.
Georgi Velichkov*
Scored once and assisted Youn, making an important contribution to the visitors’ attack.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
A booking nearby, then Wonil Youn for Croggister Town. Tension, then arithmetic.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison