Stand Rangers 1 - 3 Havandham

Key Events:

• 14' Havandham Luca Colombo scores, assisted by Xinping Boon
• 65' Havandham Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Luis Pinto
• 75' Yellow card to Havandham Vladimir štimac
• 76' Stand Rangers Richard Stone scores, assisted by John Bailey
• 79' Havandham Steffen Sørensen scores, assisted by Xinping Boon
• 82' Yellow card to Stand Rangers Marcel Durand
• 86' Yellow card to Havandham Xinping Boon

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Havandham recorded 3.18 xG and scored three goals, a close match between the quality of their chances and the final return. Stand Rangers had 1.72 xG but scored once, finishing below the expectation their chances suggested. The wider attacking picture leaned decisively toward the visitors: they registered 15 shots, 11 on target, against eight shots and six on target for Stand Rangers. The hosts’ 55% possession and six corners show they had spells of control, but possession did not translate into comparable pressure in front of goal. Havandham were more direct and more productive, and their two-goal margin reflected that difference.

• Stand Rangers: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.
• Xinping Boon (7.5) - Scored once, supplied two assists and received a yellow card, contributing to all three Havandham goals.

The late sequence briefly offered Stand Rangers a way back into the contest. Richard Stone scored in the 76th minute, one minute after Havandham had been shown a yellow card, and the hosts had cut the deficit to one. The reprieve lasted only three minutes: Steffen Sørensen restored the two-goal cushion, with Xinping Boon again providing the assist. The final cards, one for each side after the 79th-minute goal, added a little administrative business to a match whose main argument had already been settled on the scoresheet.

Havandham leave with a 3-1 win built on sharper attacking returns, while Stand Rangers can point to more possession, more corners and better passing accuracy without mistaking those measures for the decisive ones. The hosts did create enough to score, but the visitors generated the stronger chance profile and took control of the match’s key moments. In the end, the difference was not who kept the ball longest, but who most often made the ball useful.