The report
Key Events:
- 3' Lodming United Pietro Bruno scores, assisted by Reinaldo Borges
- 6' Lodming United Yingjie Pang scores, assisted by Mauro Cruz
- 22' Lodming United Mauro Cruz scores
- 29' Lodming United Abdoulaye Kouassi scores, assisted by Brahima Cherif
- 31' Yellow card to Budentridde Petar Brkić
- 34' Yellow card to Budentridde Claudio Aguilar
- 43' Lodming United Abdoulaye Kouassi scores, assisted by Mauro Cruz
- 45' Yellow card to Lodming United Abdoulaye Kouassi
- 49' Budentridde Xinping Boon scores
- 50' Yellow card to Lodming United Muhammad Shalaby
- 72' Lodming United Ian Carter scores, assisted by Mauro Cruz
- 74' Lodming United Pietro Bruno scores
- 76' Lodming United Shinji Inoue scores
- 81' Lodming United Abdoulaye Kouassi scores
- 88' Yellow card to Budentridde Manuel Da Cruz
Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Lodming United scored nine from 3.67 xG, a remarkable overperformance of more than five goals. With 14 of 15 shots on target, the hosts converted chances at a rate well beyond what their opportunities would ordinarily suggest; the volume of accurate attempts made the rout less mysterious, even if the final margin still wandered well past the expected arithmetic. Budentridde scored once from 0.56 xG, also finishing above its estimate, but had only two shots, both on target. The visitors had 52% possession and slightly better pass accuracy, yet those measures brought little threat: Lodming United were much more direct in turning possession into attempts, and their clinical finishing made the difference enormous.
- No Budentridde players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.
The 9-1 scoreline was built in two distinct waves: Lodming United struck four times before the half-hour, then added a fifth before the break, leaving Budentridde with a steep climb and very little time to find its footing. Xinping Boon briefly provided a reply at 49', but the hosts answered with four more goals from 72' onward. That second burst turned an already decisive result into a thorough one, while the visitors’ two shots underline how rarely they threatened to alter the direction of the evening.
There is an odd contrast in the numbers: Budentridde edged possession, passing accuracy, dribbles and tackles, and both sides had five corners, yet Lodming United produced 15 shots to two. The visitors’ activity was real, but it did not become meaningful pressure often enough; the hosts’ efficiency then made every opening feel consequential. A nine-goal return against 3.67 xG is not a routine tactical outcome, and the finishing deserves its own place in the account. The table will record 9-1. The chance-quality estimate records a very good performance with a highly unusual finishing bonus attached.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Mauro Cruz
Scored once and supplied three assists, shaping the match’s most productive attacks.
Abdoulaye Kouassi
Completed a hat-trick and also collected a yellow card.
Pietro Bruno
Scored twice, including the opening goal that began the rout.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
Reinaldo Borges to Pietro Bruno. The event log names a helper; it does not name a body part.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison

