Bedforeham 6 - 0 Alton-Tew

The opening ten minutes supplied two goals, both by Fernandes, setting an early pattern that Alton-Tew never managed to interrupt on the scoreboard. Bedforeham added another through Andrew Burnett in the 32nd minute and Fernandes completed his hat-trick at 45'. The second half brought further goals from Petar Radev and Mohamed Khattab, while three yellow cards arrived before the break. The numbers suggest a match that was not simply a case of one side monopolising the ball: possession was 53%-47%, and Alton-Tew registered six shots on target. The difference was what each side made of its chances.

Key Events:

• 3' Bedforeham Orlando Fernandes scores, assisted by Frederic Adams
• 10' Bedforeham Orlando Fernandes scores, assisted by Mohamed Khattab
• 11' Yellow card to Bedforeham Tom Adams
• 18' Yellow card to Alton-Tew Gustavo Perez
• 23' Yellow card to Alton-Tew Moses Yahaya
• 32' Bedforeham Andrew Burnett scores, assisted by Frederic Adams
• 45' Bedforeham Orlando Fernandes scores, assisted by Alija Josipović
• 68' Bedforeham Petar Radev scores, assisted by Frederic Adams
• 77' Bedforeham Mohamed Khattab scores, assisted by Orlando Fernandes

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Bedforeham scored six from an xG of 3.2, a substantial overperformance that points to ruthless finishing rather than a chance total alone explaining the margin. Alton-Tew finished without a goal despite an xG of 1.61 and six shots on target from seven attempts. That gap between opportunity and outcome was decisive: Bedforeham converted chances at a rate well beyond the quality estimate, while Alton-Tew could not turn its own openings into a goal. The shot counts, 15-7, and the 11-6 advantage in shots on target also show that Bedforeham created more and tested the opposition more often. A 53%-47% possession split, meanwhile, is a reminder that the six-goal difference was not a measure of who merely kept the ball.

• Alton-Tew had no players recorded with a rating of 7.0 or higher.

For Bedforeham, the result combined a clear advantage in attempts with finishing that far exceeded the expected return. Fernandes supplied the headline numbers, while Frederic Adams’ three assists gave the scoring a reliable supply line. Alton-Tew had enough shots on target to make the xG figure meaningful, but no goals to show for it. At 6 - 0, the final score records both the home side’s remarkable conversion and the visitors’ failure to convert their opportunities; the arithmetic is not especially subtle, but it is quite conclusive.