Havandham 3 - 2 Worton Vale

Key Events:

• 5' Havandham Lindomar Da Silva scores, assisted by Simon Adeyemi
• 9' Yellow card to Havandham Simon Adeyemi
• 10' Worton Vale Richard Stone scores, assisted by John Bailey
• 13' Havandham Simon Adeyemi scores, assisted by Pascual Blanco
• 25' Worton Vale Eric Moreau scores
• 55' Yellow card to Worton Vale Eric Moreau
• 61' Havandham Gaston Gnahore scores, assisted by Pascual Blanco
• 62' Yellow card to Havandham Antonio Domingues
• 65' Yellow card to Worton Vale Ivan Cvetković
• 77' Yellow card to Worton Vale Julio Cortes

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Havandham’s 3.13 xG against three goals is a close match between chance quality and the final return: the hosts converted much of what their opportunities suggested they might. Worton Vale scored twice from 1.15 xG, outperforming that estimate, but created less overall, with five shots to Havandham’s 13. The visitors edged possession 51%-49% and completed passes more accurately, yet Havandham put 12 attempts on target compared with four for Worton Vale. That contrast points to the central tactical story: possession was nearly even, but the hosts were markedly more effective at turning their attacks into shots that tested the opposition. Worton Vale made its limited openings count, though the volume and quality of Havandham’s chances ultimately told.

The early sequence set a lively pace: Havandham took the lead in the fifth minute, Worton Vale replied five minutes later, and Adeyemi put the hosts back in front before the quarter-hour. Eric Moreau levelled again in the 25th minute, leaving the first half with four goals and little time for either defence to settle into a comfortable routine. After the break, the scoring paused until Gnahore’s 61st-minute finish made the difference. Five yellow cards punctuated the contest, but neither side was reduced to ten.

Worton Vale’s narrow possession edge and higher pass accuracy show a side capable of keeping the ball and finding its way forward; its 12 dribbles also exceeded Havandham’s nine. But Havandham paired that with a far greater shooting return, while the visitors committed more fouls and still could not produce enough chances to match the hosts’ threat. The final score was 3-2, and the balance of the shot count makes the win look earned rather than merely seized. Worton Vale stayed close through its finishing; Havandham had the greater supply of opportunities, and one of them settled the matter.