Crogge Town 5 - 3 Bedge United

Key Events:

• 8' Crogge Town Jose Rodriguez scores
• 10' Crogge Town Nikola Šimić scores
• 18' Crogge Town Antonio De Fatima scores
• 31' Yellow card to Bedge United Marcus Johnstone
• 55' Crogge Town Samuel Fuentes scores, assisted by Nikola Šimić
• 62' Bedge United Carlos Gama scores, assisted by Jan Okamura
• 67' Crogge Town Nikola Šimić scores
• 73' Bedge United Armando Silva scores, assisted by Mark van der Ven
• 74' Yellow card to Bedge United Armando Silva
• 77' Yellow card to Crogge Town Nikola Šimić
• 81' Yellow card to Crogge Town Eduard Erceg
• 90' Bedge United Samuel Musa scores, assisted by Marcus Johnstone

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Crogge Town 3.24 xG and Bedge United 2.83. The hosts finished with five goals, 1.76 above their estimate; the visitors scored three, a modest 0.17 above theirs. That points to sharp finishing at both ends, especially from Crogge Town, whose 12 shots on target from 14 attempts turned a strong attacking return into five goals. Bedge United also made its chances count, but its 59% possession and 87% pass accuracy could not undo the damage of conceding three times in the opening 18 minutes. The numbers suggest the visitors had plenty of the ball, while the hosts were markedly more ruthless with their opportunities.

Crogge Town

• Nikola Šimić (7.8) - Scored twice and assisted Samuel Fuentes’s goal, a substantial contribution to the hosts’ early lead and eventual five-goal return.

Bedge United

• No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher were recorded.

For Crogge Town, the decisive spell was the first 18 minutes: three goals established a cushion that Bedge United’s control of the ball never fully threatened. The visitors did find a route back into the match after the break, scoring through Carlos Gama, Armando Silva and Samuel Musa. Yet each response arrived after the hosts had already stretched the margin again, leaving the late goal as a reduction of the deficit rather than a change in the result.

The final 5-3 score reflects a match with productive attacks and defences that had an unusually busy afternoon. Bedge United matched Crogge Town for shots on target and edged possession, but the hosts’ early efficiency proved the difference. Three goals in 18 minutes is a difficult opening assignment for any opponent; adding two more later made the arithmetic rather less negotiable.