Soughurn Town 2 - 3 Hillst Roys

Soughurn Town and Hillst Roys produced a five-goal contest, with Hillst Roys taking the match 3-2 after Philippe Robert struck in the 84th minute. Soughurn Town had more of the ball and briefly led 2-1, but the visitors made their seven shots count with the sort of efficiency that can make possession feel like a rather elaborate hobby.

Key Events:

7' Hillst Roys Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Nilson Pires
12' Soughurn Town Julio Cortes scores, assisted by Cosimo Lombardo
18' Soughurn Town Ivan Cvetković scores
38' Hillst Roys Seungwoo Jeong scores
45' Yellow card to Soughurn Town Marcel Durand
47' Yellow card to Hillst Roys Michel Lemoine
66' Yellow card to Hillst Roys Jorge Alvez
84' Hillst Roys Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Soughurn Town 1.24 xG and Hillst Roys 1.65, against actual scores of two and three respectively. Both sides finished above their expected totals, with Hillst Roys’ greater over-performance helping decide a match in which the visitors also put six of seven shots on target, compared with four of six for the hosts. Soughurn Town enjoyed 57% possession and won four corners, but those advantages did not translate into enough of a gap in chance quality to protect the lead. Hillst Roys, with no corners, were more direct in the basic business of turning attempts into goals.

No players from either side reached the 7.0 rating threshold for a standout rating.

The sequence of the goals gave the contest its shape. Hillst Roys opened the scoring, but Soughurn Town answered twice in eleven minutes to take control of the scoreboard. Seungwoo Jeong restored parity before half-time, leaving the second half to settle a match that had already changed hands twice. The three yellow cards, including two for the visitors, added some friction without changing the numerical balance on the pitch.

Hillst Roys ultimately had the sharper finish: their winning goal arrived six minutes from the end, with Jorge Alvez assisting Philippe Robert. The hosts’ greater possession and corner count tell part of the story, but the visitors’ higher xG and stronger shots-on-target return point to the more consequential side of it. Soughurn Town scored twice and still left empty-handed; Hillst Roys needed no corner at all to take home the 3-2 win.

Soughurn Town 2 - 3 Hillst Roys

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