Egracup United 4 - 1 Wesham Rovers

The first half supplied its goals only at the end: Vicente Lopez opened the scoring in the 40th minute, assisted by Yoro Kouassi, who added a goal of his own five minutes later. The cards had begun arriving earlier, with two for Wesham Rovers in quick succession before the break. Pedro Chagas pulled one back in the 70th minute, but Egracup United answered almost immediately through Hamidou Hien, then added a fourth through Leon Torres late on, assisted by Luis Arboleda. The sequence left little room for a long-lived revival.

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Egracup United at 2.69 xG and Wesham Rovers at 0.21. The hosts’ four goals therefore exceeded their estimate by 1.31, while the visitors scored once from a very small chance-quality total. That is an unusually generous return for both sides, especially for Wesham Rovers, whose single shot was not on target. Egracup United had nine shots on target from 13 attempts and the overwhelming advantage in volume; their four goals reflect strong finishing on the day, while the visitors’ goal came despite producing almost no recorded threat. The six corners for Wesham Rovers offer a reminder that territory at the flag is not the same thing as danger in front of goal.

The final margin was three, and the figures support it: Egracup United had 13 shots to the visitors’ one, despite possession being close at 52% to 48%. The match was not simply a matter of keeping the ball; the decisive separation came in the sides’ ability to turn attacks into attempts and attempts into goals. The hosts also made seven tackles to Wesham Rovers’ three, while both sides committed a similar number of fouls. Four yellow cards for Egracup United and two for the visitors gave the afternoon a mildly administrative undertone, but it was the hosts’ finishing that settled the contest.

Key Events:

• 7' Yellow card to Egracup United William Gomez

• 36' Yellow card to Wesham Rovers Michel Lemoine

• 37' Yellow card to Wesham Rovers Phillip Lewis

• 40' Egracup United Vicente Lopez scores, assisted by Yoro Kouassi

• 42' Yellow card to Egracup United Pedro Esteves

• 45' Egracup United Yoro Kouassi scores

• 67' Yellow card to Egracup United Luis Arboleda

• 70' Wesham Rovers Pedro Chagas scores

• 73' Egracup United Hamidou Hien scores

• 74' Yellow card to Egracup United Alejandro Perez

• 87' Egracup United Leon Torres scores, assisted by Luis Arboleda

• No Wesham Rovers players reached a rating of 7.0.