Greeportham Town 1 - 3 Marn Abbe Rot

Key Events:

• 7' Yellow card to Marn Abbe Rot Minato Arakaki
• 9' Greeportham Town Michael Brown scores, assisted by Rodrigo Nuñez
• 20' Yellow card to Greeportham Town Minato Ito
• 34' Marn Abbe Rot Yousef Aziz scores, assisted by Martin Kouame
• 51' Yellow card to Marn Abbe Rot Eugene Veenstra
• 68' Marn Abbe Rot Martin Kouame scores
• 77' Marn Abbe Rot Yousef Aziz scores, assisted by Martin Kouame
• 87' Yellow card to Marn Abbe Rot Xinping Boon
• 90' Yellow card to Marn Abbe Rot Milan Blažević

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Greeportham Town scored once from 1.13 xG, a return close to the chance quality they created. Marn Abbe Rot scored three from 3.03 xG, likewise almost exactly in line with the opportunities on offer. The 15-5 shot count, including 10-4 on target, gives the scoreline a clear statistical backing: the visitors made more attempts and tested the goalkeeper more often. Greeportham Town had 53% possession and completed passes at 84%, but that control did not translate into comparable volume in the attacking areas. Marn Abbe Rot, with 47% possession and 82% pass accuracy, were more direct in output if not necessarily in passing style; the figures show a side that needed less of the ball to create substantially more danger.

No Greeportham Town players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The opening goal gave Greeportham Town a promising start, and the home side’s greater possession and dribbling count suggest they were able to carry the ball and keep it for spells. But the difference between keeping possession and turning it into repeated chances was pronounced. Five shots against 15 left the hosts with little room to build on Michael Brown’s early finish.

Marn Abbe Rot were not entirely free of friction: four yellow cards and 16 fouls made for a more combative afternoon than their passing accuracy might suggest. Still, they recovered from the ninth-minute concession, levelled through Yousef Aziz, and then found the decisive edge after the break. The 3-1 result is a convincing one, supported both by the shot count and by xG; Greeportham Town had the ball more often, while Marn Abbe Rot made better use of the moments that mattered.