Verford Park 4 - 3 Ston Roch Town

Key Events:

• 11' Ston Roch Town Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Willi Schneider
• 15' Verford Park Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
• 33' Yellow card to Ston Roch Town Michel Lemoine
• 33' Verford Park Jorge Alvez scores
• 45' Verford Park Michel Lemoine scores
• 59' Ston Roch Town Pedro Chagas scores, assisted by Nilson Pires
• 64' Ston Roch Town Willi Schneider scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
• 67' Yellow card to Verford Park Jorge Alvez
• 74' Verford Park Jorge Alvez scores
• 90' Yellow card to Ston Roch Town Zdravko Ivanišević

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Verford Park scored four from 2.59 xG, finishing around 1.41 goals above the chance-quality estimate. Ston Roch Town scored three from 2.39 xG, also exceeding its estimate, by roughly 0.61. The combined xG of 4.98 sits below the seven-goal scoreline, so both sides converted at a lively rate rather than needing an avalanche of chances. The shot figures were close—12 to 10—and each side put nine on target, while possession was split evenly. Verford Park made more of its territorial pressure, with eight corners to two, but the visitors’ second-half goals showed that the hosts’ lead was never a particularly comfortable possession.

The decisive moment came at 74 minutes, when Jorge Alvez scored to put Verford Park back in front after Ston Roch Town had erased the two-goal half-time deficit with goals at 59 and 64. That response made the closing stretch a test of nerve rather than a routine journey to the final whistle. The hosts held on for the exact 4-3 result, despite the visitors matching them for shots on target and edging pass accuracy. Verford Park had the win; Ston Roch Town had made sure it was earned the long way round.