Bedhilsal Town 3 - 2 Coley Athletic

Key Events:

• 5' Coley Athletic John Bailey scores, assisted by Marcel Durand
• 7' Bedhilsal Town Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 18' Coley Athletic Eric Moreau scores, assisted by Marcel Durand
• 33' Yellow card to Coley Athletic Eric Moreau
• 33' Bedhilsal Town Willi Schneider scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 51' Bedhilsal Town Phillip Lewis scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Bedhilsal Town at 2.78 xG and Coley Athletic at 2.58. The hosts therefore finished 0.22 goals above their estimate, while the visitors scored 0.58 below theirs; in a match decided by one goal, that difference mattered. The combined 5.36 xG suggests the five-goal scoreline was broadly in step with the chances, rather than an unlikely shooting spree. Bedhilsal Town had more possession, shots and corners, but both teams put nine attempts on target. Coley Athletic also recorded more dribbles, so their threat was not merely a product of the early goals. The hosts’ greater share of the ball and six corners offered a more sustained route forward; the visitors’ two assists from Marcel Durand showed how quickly they could turn their own attacks into danger.

• Bedhilsal Town
• Jorge Alvez (7.0) - Set up both of Bedhilsal Town’s first-half replies and provided the game’s clearest creative thread.
• Coley Athletic
• Marcel Durand (7.0) - Assisted both Coley Athletic goals, giving the visitors an early lead and then restoring it.

The 3-2 result was settled early in the second half, but the route there was anything but tidy: Coley Athletic scored first, Bedhilsal Town levelled two minutes later, and the visitors went ahead again before the hosts drew even at 33 minutes. Eric Moreau was booked in that same minute, alongside Bedhilsal Town’s equaliser; the ledger records both events at once, as if the match had briefly decided that one item of drama was not enough. Phillip Lewis then scored the only goal after the interval, turning a contest of repeated answers into a win for the hosts.

Bedhilsal Town had the edge in possession and territory as measured by shots and corners, while Coley Athletic remained dangerous through their dribbling and matched the hosts’ nine shots on target. The visitors will have reason to regret leaving a 2.58 xG return at two goals; the hosts, meanwhile, made their slightly larger chance total count for one extra. There was little between the teams in the underlying numbers, but the final score was clear: Bedhilsal Town 3, Coley Athletic 2.