Crouth City 0 - 4 South Suth

Key Events:

• 3' South Suth Branko Bartolić scores
• 10' Yellow card to South Suth Allan Carroll
• 35' South Suth Michel Lemoine scores
• 38' Yellow card to South Suth Philippe Robert
• 44' South Suth Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Branko Bartolić
• 69' Yellow card to South Suth Pedro Chagas
• 75' Yellow card to Crouth City Jorge Alvez
• 78' South Suth Branko Bartolić scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
• 90' Yellow card to Crouth City Philippe Robert

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Crouth City recorded 1.06 xG but scored none, while South Suth produced 1.91 xG and scored four. The visitors therefore finished well above the chance-quality estimate, making their opportunities count with unusual efficiency; the hosts, for all their 55% possession and six attempts, could not turn their share of the game into a goal. Seven shots on target from South Suth’s eight attempts helps explain how a comparatively small xG advantage became a four-goal margin. The figures point to a clear distinction between having the ball and making the goalkeeper deal with it.

Crouth City had no standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.

South Suth

• Branko Bartolić (8.1) - Scored twice and assisted Philippe Robert, giving the visitors a direct hand in three of their four goals.
• Michel Lemoine (7.3) - Scored once and assisted Branko Bartolić for the final goal.

The early goal gave South Suth a foothold before the match had much time to settle, and two more before the break made the task steep for Crouth City. The hosts did not lack for possession, corners or attempts; they lacked the finishing return that would have made those measures consequential. South Suth, meanwhile, were sharper in front of goal and added a fourth in the second half to remove any remaining suspense.

The four-goal margin is larger than the xG gap, but the scoreline reflects a match in which the visitors repeatedly made their chances count and the hosts did not. Crouth City can point to the ball and the dribbles; South Suth can point to the four goals, which tend to settle such arguments with little interest in the supporting paperwork.