Borlesbor Albion 1 - 3 Pruthwey United

Key Events:

• 4' Yellow card to Borlesbor Albion Seungwoo Jeong
• 29' Borlesbor Albion Pedro Chagas scores, assisted by Philippe Robert
• 40' Pruthwey United Eduard Peradze scores, assisted by Bent Kristiansen
• 45' Yellow card to Borlesbor Albion Allan Carroll
• 56' Pruthwey United Michael Mackenzie scores, assisted by Jose Gutierrez
• 66' Yellow card to Borlesbor Albion Nilson Pires
• 75' Yellow card to Pruthwey United Donald Smith
• 76' Yellow card to Pruthwey United Michael Mackenzie
• 89' Pruthwey United Driss Le Gall scores, assisted by Emanuel Varela

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Borlesbor Albion at 2.52 xG and Pruthwey United at 2.58, a near-even balance that makes the 1-3 final score notable without making it mysterious. Borlesbor Albion scored once from its 2.52 xG, underperforming the estimate; Pruthwey United scored three from 2.58, finishing above theirs. The hosts’ 10 shots were all on target, while the visitors put nine of 12 on target, so this was not a case of one side failing to find the goal. The difference was that Pruthwey United converted more of its broadly comparable attacking output into goals, including the late strike that settled the result.

Possession and passing accuracy belonged to Borlesbor Albion: 57% of the ball and 84% accuracy, against 43% and 79% for Pruthwey United. Yet control of circulation did not translate into control of the match’s decisive moments. The visitors won the tackle count 11-3 and edged corners 6-5, suggesting a more direct share of the contest’s disruption and set-piece opportunities. The hosts had enough possession and on-target attempts to make a closer score plausible; they did not have the finishing return to make it real.

Three yellow cards for Borlesbor Albion and two for Pruthwey United marked a match with plenty of contact but no red cards. Borlesbor Albion had the better passing figures and the higher possession share, but Pruthwey United produced the more useful tally where it mattered. The 1-3 result therefore reflects a modest but clear difference in conversion, rather than a gulf in the chances created. Football is capable of making the distinction between “nearly equal” and “three points” look very large on a scoreboard.

• No Borlesbor Albion players reached a rating of 7.0 or higher.
• No Pruthwey United players reached a rating of 7.0 or higher.