St Grad 8 - 0 Midge Villa

Key Events:

• 2' Yellow card to St Grad Herbert van der Veen
• 7' Yellow card to Midge Villa Nuno Lopes
• 15' St Grad Francisco Moreira scores, assisted by Guy Sangare
• 18' Yellow card to Midge Villa Phillip Lewis
• 19' St Grad Francisco Moreira scores
• 21' St Grad Guy Sangare scores, assisted by Herbert van der Veen
• 32' Yellow card to St Grad Horst Günther
• 43' Yellow card to St Grad Francisco Moreira
• 49' St Grad Horst Günther scores, assisted by Francisco Moreira
• 53' Yellow card to Midge Villa Allan Carroll
• 54' St Grad Carlos Gonzalez scores, assisted by Guy Sangare
• 61' St Grad Herbert van der Veen scores, assisted by Francisco Moreira
• 77' St Grad Guy Sangare scores, assisted by Tong Koh
• 82' St Grad Guy Sangare scores, assisted by Carlos Gonzalez
• 85' Yellow card to Midge Villa Jorge Alvez

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: St Grad scored eight from 4.7 xG, an excess of 3.3 goals over the chance-quality estimate. That is substantial finishing over-performance, though the 21 shots and 17 on target show the attack was not living on a single fortunate moment. Sangare and Francisco Moreira led the scoring, and St Grad kept creating and converting after the early three-goal burst. Midge Villa recorded 0.26 xG and no goals from its one shot on target: a small return of chances, and no finish to show for it. The possession figure favoured Midge Villa by 53% to 47%, but possession without a steady supply of attempts proved a rather decorative advantage.

No Midge Villa players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The scoreline was built in two distinct surges: St Grad went 3-0 ahead by the 21st minute, then added five more after the break. The second-half goals came from four different moments of involvement across the side, with Sangare scoring twice and supplying another assist. Midge Villa kept the ball more often and attempted more dribbles, but those figures could not bridge the gulf in shots, shots on target or goals. Eight goals is a decisive return by any measure; the xG gap makes the finishing even more remarkable, while the one-shot reply leaves Midge Villa with little consolation beyond the possession column.