Neotheford 1 - 3 Pordenbury

Key Events:

• 7' Pordenbury Branko Bartolić scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 16' Yellow card to Neotheford Luis Pinto
• 31' Neotheford Friedrich Unger scores
• 44' Pordenbury Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 53' Pordenbury Zdravko Ivanišević scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
• 66' Yellow card to Pordenbury Zdravko Ivanišević

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Neotheford scored once from 1.32 xG, falling 0.32 short of the chance-quality estimate, while Pordenbury scored three from 2.49 xG, exceeding it by 0.51. The figures point to a match in which the visitors created the stronger overall set of chances and converted them particularly well. Their nine shots on target from eleven attempts gave Neotheford a sustained defensive problem, even as the hosts had slightly more dribbles and were never wholly absent from the contest. Neotheford’s equaliser at 31 minutes made the score level, but Pordenbury restored the lead just before half-time and added another soon after the break. That sequence gave the visitors room to manage the match rather than chase it.

• Neotheford had no standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.
• Michel Lemoine (7.3) - Scored once and assisted Zdravko Ivanišević’s goal, contributing directly to two of Pordenbury’s three.
• Jorge Alvez (7.0) - Supplied the assists for the opening goal and Michel Lemoine’s strike.

The 3-1 scoreline reflects more than a short spell of clinical finishing: Pordenbury also had the edge in possession, shots, corners and tackles. Neotheford did produce an equaliser and recorded more dribbles, but could not turn those efforts into enough pressure on the visitors’ goal. The decisive stretch came either side of half-time, when Pordenbury moved from level terms to a two-goal advantage in little more than twenty minutes. By the final whistle, the visitors had made their superior volume of attempts count, while Neotheford were left with a respectable share of the ball and rather less of the result.