Stringseack 2 - 3 Earke City

Key Events:

• 18' Yellow card to Stringseack Rainer Müller
• 33' Earke City Nikola Kojić scores
• 40' Yellow card to Earke City Dean Williams
• 44' Yellow card to Stringseack Stuart Mitchell
• 55' Earke City Dean Williams scores, assisted by Richard Holland
• 60' Yellow card to Earke City Luciano Gonçalves
• 62' Stringseack Frank Bos scores, assisted by Lindomar Da Silva
• 75' Earke City Richard Holland scores, assisted by Nikola Kojić
• 79' Stringseack Norbert Fischer scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Stringseack 1.34 xG and Earke City 3.18. The scoreline, Stringseack 2-3 Earke City, therefore reflects an unusually generous conversion rate from the hosts and a less complete return for the visitors: Stringseack scored 2 from 1.34 xG, while Earke City scored 3 from 3.18. The shot counts help explain the underlying balance. Earke City had 15 attempts, with 11 on target, against Stringseack's 7 shots and 4 on target. Possession was evenly divided at 50% each, but the visitors turned their share into more frequent and more dangerous work in front of goal. Stringseack were efficient enough to keep the match alive; Earke City had built the stronger set of chances, even if the final margin stayed narrow.

There was no single, tidy story of control here. Earke City led through Nikola Kojić and then Dean Williams, with Richard Holland involved in both the second and third goals. Stringseack answered through Frank Bos and Norbert Fischer, cutting the deficit to one at 79'. The visitors’ greater shot volume and 12 tackles to Stringseack's 8 suggest a side able to press the action more often; the hosts’ four corners to two show they had their own routes forward, though fewer of them became high-quality chances. Both sides completed 83% of passes and attempted eight dribbles, so the difference was not a vast gulf in possession or neatness. It was the more consequential business of getting attempts on target and turning enough of them into goals.

• Stringseack: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.
• Nikola Kojić (7.3) - Scored the opener and assisted Richard Holland, contributing directly to two of Earke City's goals.
• Richard Holland (7.3) - Scored the 75th-minute goal and assisted Dean Williams.