Pendston 5 - 1 Newhiple

Key Events:

• 7' Yellow card to Pendston Martin Maldonado
• 11' Yellow card to Pendston Gustavo Ramos
• 14' Yellow card to Pendston Rony Medhat
• 17' Pendston Jonathan Williams scores, assisted by Raul Marquez
• 21' Pendston Jonathan Williams scores, assisted by Ray Harris
• 25' Yellow card to Pendston Obrad Mijatović
• 43' Yellow card to Newhiple Zdravko Blagojević
• 56' Pendston Gustavo Ramos scores, assisted by Obrad Mijatović
• 76' Newhiple Andrew Hamilton scores
• 78' Pendston Alberto Torres scores, assisted by Ray Harris
• 87' Pendston Milorad Nikić scores, assisted by Obrad Mijatović

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Pendston scored five from a Gazzetta chance-quality estimate of 4.04 xG, finishing just under a goal above the model’s expectation. Newhiple scored once from 1.04 xG, almost exactly in line with its estimate. The gap was less about possession than getting attempts away: Newhiple had 54% of the ball and better pass accuracy, but Pendston led shots 19-4 and put all 14 of its recorded on-target efforts against four from the visitors. Those numbers point to a home side that made its attacks count through volume and a visiting side whose control of the ball did not translate into enough threat.

The early cautions gave Pendston an unusually busy disciplinary opening, with four players booked by the 25th minute. The goals, though, supplied the more durable account of the match: Jonathan Williams scored twice before the break, and Pendston added three more after half-time. Andrew Hamilton briefly made it 3-1 at 76', but Pendston restored its three-goal cushion two minutes later and finished with a fifth. Newhiple had more corners and possession, while the hosts had far more shots and the final score. In this contest, the ball’s travels and its destination were not the same story.

No Newhiple players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.