Uptock Park 1 - 3 Mington Stanley

Key Events:

• 3' Mington Stanley Bernard Carr scores, assisted by Oskar Jensen
• 12' Yellow card to Mington Stanley Phillip Lewis
• 30' Mington Stanley Phillip Lewis scores, assisted by Bernard Carr
• 46' Yellow card to Mington Stanley Momcilo Mišković
• 49' Red card to Mington Stanley Oskar Jensen
• 50' Uptock Park Michael Brown scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
• 71' Mington Stanley Bernard Carr scores, assisted by Diogo Simões

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis

The chance-quality estimate gave Uptock Park 1.28 xG and Mington Stanley 3.78. Uptock Park’s single goal came a little below its estimate, while Mington Stanley’s three also fell short of the chances their attacking work suggested they might convert. The visitors’ 18 shots, including 13 on target, help explain the result more plainly than possession: Uptock Park held 54% of the ball, but Mington Stanley repeatedly turned their attacks into attempts that tested the goal. Their early goals gave them control of the scoreline; Brown’s 50th-minute reply made the contest more interesting, and Carr’s second at 71 minutes restored a two-goal cushion despite the visitors being down to ten.

Uptock Park: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.

Mington Stanley:

• Bernard Carr (8.1) - Scored twice and supplied the assist for Phillip Lewis, providing the decisive contribution to a convincing away win.

The numbers underline a match in which territory and threat belonged to different sides. Uptock Park’s 17 dribbles and greater share of possession showed they were able to carry the ball, but five shots left little margin for turning that activity into sustained pressure. Mington Stanley, meanwhile, were more direct in the useful sense: 18 attempts and 13 on target gave their attack a steady supply of chances, and Carr’s two goals ensured the visitors’ work in front of goal had a name attached to it.

The red card to Jensen, arriving just before Brown’s reply, offered Uptock Park a route back into the match. Instead, Mington Stanley absorbed that brief momentum and struck again through Carr, assisted by Diogo Simões. The visitors’ two yellow cards and a sending-off made for a less than serene afternoon in discipline, but they did not undo the lead built before the break. For Uptock Park, the possession was real; the comeback, less so.