Sougham 5 - 4 Bisham Town

Key Events:

• 13' Yellow card to Sougham Neil Ball
• 17' Yellow card to Sougham Mario Martin
• 21' Sougham Donghyuk Shon scores, assisted by Fernando Portela
• 29' Bisham Town Steve Lee scores, assisted by Robert Cohen
• 30' Bisham Town Dato Tchumburidze scores
• 40' Yellow card to Sougham Jose Solis
• 51' Sougham Mario De Brito scores, assisted by Sergo Meqvabishvili
• 53' Yellow card to Sougham Sergo Meqvabishvili
• 54' Yellow card to Bisham Town Diego Caballero
• 60' Yellow card to Sougham Khvicha Medolishvili
• 63' Bisham Town Dato Tchumburidze scores, assisted by Horst Sauer
• 71' Sougham Paulo Correia scores
• 73' Bisham Town Diego Caballero scores, assisted by Thomas Sørensen
• 78' Yellow card to Sougham Paulo Correia
• 88' Sougham Sergo Meqvabishvili scores
• 90' Sougham Fernando Portela scores, assisted by Khvicha Medolishvili

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Sougham 3.15 xG and Bisham Town 3.19, almost exactly level despite the 5-4 final score. Both sides converted well beyond their expected totals: Sougham scored 1.85 more than its estimate, while Bisham Town finished 0.81 above its own. The visitors had more possession, shots and dribbles, but Sougham put 12 of 13 attempts on target and made its chances count at a striking rate. The narrow xG gap points to a contest of comparable opportunity, while the scoreline records the unusually sharp finishing that turned it into a nine-goal affair.

The numbers explain why neither side could settle the match through control: Bisham Town held 53% possession and completed more dribbles, while Sougham recorded the higher proportion of shots on target and ultimately the better return on its chances. Sougham also committed 14 fouls and collected six yellow cards to the visitors’ nine fouls and one booking. The cards accumulated steadily, though the goals arrived more freely.

After Diego Caballero restored Bisham Town's lead at 73 minutes, the match still had time for two final turns. Sergo Meqvabishvili brought Sougham level in the 88th minute, then Fernando Portela scored in the 90th to complete the 5-4 win. The near-identical xG totals make the margin look improbable; the late sequence makes it perfectly clear. Sougham found the last two goals, and the last one was the one that mattered.