New Mill United 0 - 5 Norough

The chance-quality estimate makes the scale of the result clearer. Norough recorded 3.3 xG and scored five, an over-performance of 1.7 goals: clinical finishing took a strong attacking return and made it emphatic. New Mill United generated only 0.26 xG and scored none, a shortfall of 0.26 that reflects just how little threat their single shot created. The hosts held 53% possession, edged the corners 6-2 and completed passes at 83%, but those measures did not translate into chances. Meanwhile, Norough put all 13 attempts on target, giving their attacking work a directness the hosts could not match. More possession, in this case, was mostly a larger share of the afternoon without the ball going into the other net.

The goals arrived at useful intervals for the visitors: Sungha Cheon opened the scoring in the ninth minute, Carlos Morais doubled the lead before half-time, and Fofana Kouassi made it three on the hour. Morais added another, then Kouassi completed the scoring in the 82nd minute. The five yellow cards shown to New Mill United, against one for Norough, offer a further measure of the hosts’ difficult afternoon; there were no red cards. For Norough, the result was not simply a matter of making a few chances count. Thirteen shots on target and five goals point to sustained attacking pressure, while the hosts’ possession and six corners came without a reply. A 0-5 score leaves little room for a consoling statistical footnote.

Key Events:

• 9' Norough Sungha Cheon scores, assisted by Fofana Kouassi
• 21' Yellow card to Norough Antonino Moreira
• 35' Norough Carlos Morais scores, assisted by Ronald Gray
• 45' Yellow card to New Mill United Mark Dixon
• 56' Yellow card to New Mill United Paul Johns
• 60' Norough Fofana Kouassi scores
• 64' Yellow card to New Mill United Allan Carroll
• 70' Norough Carlos Morais scores, assisted by Maarten Versteeg
• 81' Yellow card to New Mill United Francisco Borges
• 82' Norough Fofana Kouassi scores
• 84' Yellow card to New Mill United Tyrone Harris

Norough Fofana Kouassi (8.1) - Scored twice and assisted Sungha Cheon for the opener, giving the visitors a decisive attacking contribution. Carlos Morais (7.6) - Scored twice, including the goal that extended Norough’s lead before the break.

No New Mill United players reached a rating of 7.0.