The report
Key Events:
- 10' Yellow card to Reigh United Jorge Lourenço
- 15' Yellow card to Reigh United Seydou Kone
- 16' Reigh United Raj Sharp scores, assisted by Myungbak Chwe
- 26' Yellow card to Kidge Marcel Durand
- 29' Reigh United Raj Sharp scores
- 31' Reigh United Seydou Kone scores
- 37' Reigh United Luis Hernandez scores
- 40' Yellow card to Kidge Cosimo Lombardo
- 41' Reigh United Raj Sharp scores, assisted by Seydou Kone
- 50' Reigh United Domingos Varela scores, assisted by Jorge Lourenço
- 52' Reigh United Raj Sharp scores, assisted by Jose Rodriguez
- 64' Yellow card to Kidge Eckhard Köhler
- 65' Reigh United Domingos Varela scores, assisted by Raj Sharp
- 78' Yellow card to Reigh United Domingos Varela
Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Reigh United scored eight from 3.86 xG, an overperformance of 4.14 goals. That gap points to extraordinary finishing on the day, rather than merely a steady accumulation of high-quality chances: 14 of their 17 shots were on target, and they repeatedly made those openings count. Kidge, meanwhile, recorded 0.26 xG from a single shot, so the visitors created little threat despite having more of the ball and winning ten corners. Possession and corners can describe where a match was played; they cannot, by themselves, make the goalkeeper work.
No Kidge players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.
The 8-0 result was settled by Reigh United’s ruthless conversion, not by a monopoly on the ball: Kidge had 56 per cent possession and more corners, but managed only one shot. The hosts’ 19 fouls and three yellow cards show that this was not a perfectly serene procession, while Kidge also collected three bookings. Still, eight goals and a solitary shot faced make the decisive difference plain. Raj Sharp led the scoring, and Reigh United turned a match with some unexpected statistical scenery into a thoroughly one-sided finish.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Raj Sharp
Scored four goals and assisted one, placing his fingerprints on five of Reigh United’s eight.
Domingos Varela
Scored twice and added a yellow card in a productive afternoon.
Seydou Kone
Scored once and assisted Raj Sharp, though his contribution also included a yellow card.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
A booking nearby, then Raj Sharp for Reigh United. Tension, then arithmetic.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison

