Deaffield 3 - 2 Taven Thistle

Key Events:

• 9' Yellow card to Taven Thistle Sherif Mohamed
• 17' Deaffield Christopher Mason scores, assisted by Aliou Ba
• 25' Yellow card to Deaffield Aliou Ba
• 26' Yellow card to Taven Thistle John Henderson
• 34' Yellow card to Taven Thistle Preben Villumsen
• 40' Deaffield Carlos Da Conceição Tavares scores, assisted by David Saka
• 42' Yellow card to Taven Thistle Ahmed Ahmed
• 45' Taven Thistle Sherif Mohamed scores, assisted by Morten Nielsen
• 53' Yellow card to Deaffield Christopher Mason
• 58' Yellow card to Deaffield Hugo Baars
• 73' Yellow card to Taven Thistle Mark Harris
• 75' Deaffield David Saka scores
• 89' Taven Thistle Manuel Silva scores

Taven Thistle had no standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.

For Deaffield, the key measure was not possession but the ability to turn territory and attempts into a two-goal lead. Christopher Mason opened the scoring at 17', and Carlos Da Conceição Tavares added a second at 40', with David Saka involved in both. Taven Thistle answered just before the break through Sherif Mohamed, assisted by Morten Nielsen, and kept the contest alive without matching the hosts’ shot volume.

The late sequence made the margin feel narrower than the chance figures implied. David Saka scored in the 75th minute to restore a two-goal cushion, but Manuel Silva struck in the 89th, ensuring Deaffield could not simply admire its shooting statistics in peace. The hosts’ 3-2 win was deserved on the balance of chances, while Taven Thistle made its three attempts count impressively. Five away yellow cards and three home cautions marked a busy disciplinary ledger; neither side received a red.