Aspall Forest 4 - 0 Sherhing Athletic

Key Events:

• 4' Yellow card to Sherhing Athletic Luca Colombo
• 30' Yellow card to Aspall Forest Ian Kennedy
• 38' Yellow card to Aspall Forest Peter Wright
• 43' Aspall Forest scores, assisted by Peter Wright
• 47' Aspall Forest Josef Otto scores, assisted by Luc Baudry
• 61' Aspall Forest Felix Navarro scores, assisted by Carlos Ledesma
• 79' Aspall Forest Luc Baudry scores, assisted by Carlos Ledesma

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis

Aspall Forest scored four goals from 3.83 expected goals, a slight over-performance of 0.17 that fits the scoreline without requiring any statistical miracles. Sherhing Athletic produced 0.61 xG and no goals, falling short of even that limited chance quality. The gap between 17 shots and three tells much of the tactical story: Aspall repeatedly reached shooting positions, putting 14 efforts on target, while Sherhing found the target twice. Possession was relatively close at 52-48, but control of the ball did not translate into comparable threat. Aspall’s finishing was efficient, and its repeated access to goal kept the visitors’ attack on a short supply.

The first goal arrived just before half-time, with Peter Wright providing the assist; the scorer is not recorded in the match ledger. Josef Otto then scored in the 47th minute, making the interval a rather brief opportunity for Sherhing to reset. Aspall added further goals through Felix Navarro and Luc Baudry, both assisted by Carlos Ledesma. The two assists gave Ledesma a notable hand in extending the lead, while Baudry contributed both a goal and an assist. Sherhing’s 11 dribbles exceeded Aspall’s eight, but that individual activity did not become enough collective pressure to alter the result.

No Sherhing Athletic players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

For Aspall Forest, the 4-0 result was built less on monopolising possession than on making its attacks count and keeping them coming. Sherhing Athletic matched the hosts on corners and pass accuracy, and even completed more dribbles, but those figures offered little shelter from the difference in shots and chances. The score matched the shape of the contest: Aspall created far more danger, converted it steadily, and finished with a margin that left the visitors’ small xG total looking more like a footnote than a route back into the match.