Sillsdale Rovers 4 - 2 Ilme Albion

The opening stretch supplied the match’s defining imbalance: John Bailey scored in the fifth minute, and Eric Moreau and Julio Cortes followed before the half-hour. Richard Stone assisted the first and third goals, while Bailey set up Moreau. Ilme Albion had possession of 52% and won eight corners, yet managed only three shots, two on target. Control of the ball was available; access to danger was not.

Sillsdale Rovers added a fourth through Bailey in the 64th minute, before Michel Lemoine and Seungwoo Jeong scored for Ilme Albion in the closing stages. The late goals made the scoreline more respectable, but did not erase the gulf in chances. The visitors also had two yellow cards, to Sillsdale Rovers’ one; discipline was a minor subplot beside the much larger problem of producing shots.

Key Events:

• 5' Sillsdale Rovers John Bailey scores, assisted by Richard Stone
• 27' Sillsdale Rovers Eric Moreau scores, assisted by John Bailey
• 30' Sillsdale Rovers Julio Cortes scores, assisted by Richard Stone
• 32' Yellow card to Ilme Albion Seungwoo Jeong
• 33' Yellow card to Sillsdale Rovers Eric Moreau
• 36' Yellow card to Ilme Albion Philippe Robert
• 64' Sillsdale Rovers John Bailey scores
• 69' Ilme Albion Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Philippe Robert
• 90' Ilme Albion Seungwoo Jeong scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Sillsdale Rovers scored four goals from 3.68 xG, a modest overperformance of 0.32, while Ilme Albion scored twice from 0.68 xG, finishing 1.32 above the estimate. The home side’s 17 shots, including 13 on target, support the clear territorial threat suggested by its xG; Ilme Albion converted two of only three attempts. That clinical return gave the visitors a late foothold on the scoreboard, but the underlying chance balance points to a match largely dictated by Sillsdale Rovers’ attacking volume rather than possession.

• No Ilme Albion players reached a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The 4-2 result reflects both sides of Sillsdale Rovers’ performance: a forceful, productive start and enough control of the decisive chances to withstand Ilme Albion’s late response. Ilme Albion can point to the possession, corners and two goals, but its three shots leave little room to argue that the match was theirs to command. Sillsdale Rovers were more dangerous by a substantial margin, and the final score, despite the late noise, says so plainly.