Rottimble 1 - 4 Bogath City

Key Events:

• 16' Bogath City Pedro Guzman scores, assisted by Khadim Diakhate
• 23' Rottimble Pedro Chagas scores, assisted by Nilson Pires
• 28' Yellow card to Bogath City Miguel Ramos
• 43' Yellow card to Rottimble Jorge Alvez
• 44' Bogath City Stuart Mitchell scores, assisted by Luis Pinto
• 49' Yellow card to Bogath City Aleksandar Hasan
• 53' Bogath City Stuart Mitchell scores, assisted by Jose Zambrano
• 65' Yellow card to Rottimble Branko Bartolić
• 87' Bogath City Luis Pinto scores, assisted by Jose Zambrano

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The chance-quality estimate gave Rottimble 2.02 xG and Bogath City 2.99. Against those figures, Rottimble scored once, finishing below its expected return, while Bogath City converted four times from an estimate just shy of three. That points to a decisive finishing advantage for the visitors, rather than a gulf in the number or quality of chances. Rottimble had 52% possession and all eight of its shots were on target, but those efforts yielded only one goal. Bogath City managed 11 shots on target from 13 attempts and made enough of that greater attacking volume count. The visitors’ two goals around half-time, first at 44 minutes and then at 53, were especially costly: Rottimble had levelled the match, but the response left the hosts chasing a game that became harder to retrieve with each goal.

Rottimble: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher. Bogath City:

• Stuart Mitchell (7.6) - Scored twice, including the goal that restored Bogath City's lead just before half-time.
• Luis Pinto (7.3) - Scored the late fourth and assisted Stuart Mitchell's first.
• Jose Zambrano (7.0) - Supplied both assists for Stuart Mitchell and Luis Pinto.

The final 1-4 score was more emphatic than the possession split suggested, but the match did not hinge on possession alone. Rottimble kept the ball slightly more often and matched Bogath City for tackles, while the visitors recorded more shots, more shots on target and more dribbles. Both sides had eight and 11 fouls respectively, and each collected two yellow cards; neither received a red. In the end, Bogath City were the more productive side in front of goal, and the brace from Stuart Mitchell gave the match its pivotal stretch. Rottimble found an equaliser, but could not turn its decent share of the chances into a contest that lasted.