Easeathford 1 - 5 Beldenhen

Key Events:

• 3' Yellow card to Easeathford Martin Garcia
• 9' Yellow card to Easeathford Davor Cvitković
• 11' Beldenhen Alvaro Dominguez scores, assisted by Spas Ivanov
• 23' Easeathford Joseph Edwards scores, assisted by Martin Garcia
• 31' Beldenhen Spas Ivanov scores
• 54' Beldenhen John Brooks scores, assisted by Albin Dragojević
• 62' Beldenhen Francisco Da Luz scores
• 74' Yellow card to Easeathford Aziz Živković
• 85' Beldenhen Paulo Rodriguez scores, assisted by Spas Ivanov
• 87' Yellow card to Beldenhen Spas Ivanov

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Easeathford scored once from 0.74 xG, a modest over-performance of 0.26 goals; Joseph Edwards made one of the hosts’ two shots on target count. Beldenhen’s five goals from 3.34 xG amount to a larger over-performance of 1.66, but the chance volume gives the result firm support: 15 attempts and 12 on target against Easeathford’s four and two. Beldenhen were more direct in turning their attacking work into attempts, and their 16 dribbles also exceeded Easeathford’s nine. The visitors did not need to monopolise the ball or corners to keep creating danger. Easeathford had four corners to Beldenhen’s two, but the broader shot count tells the clearer story of which side repeatedly made the opposition defend.

Easeathford had no standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.

Spas Ivanov (7.5) - Scored once, assisted twice and was also shown a yellow card, giving Beldenhen a decisive contribution at both ends of the match ledger.

Beldenhen’s first goal arrived in the 11th minute, and Easeathford’s equaliser through Joseph Edwards briefly restored parity. Spas Ivanov put the visitors back in front before half-time; after the break, John Brooks and Francisco Da Luz extended the margin, with Paulo Rodriguez completing the scoring in the 85th minute. The five goals were shared among five Beldenhen scorers, while Ivanov supplied two assists as well as his own finish. Easeathford’s three yellow cards, two of them inside the opening nine minutes, added an early note of disorder to a contest that would later become considerably more conclusive.

The final 5-1 scoreline reflects more than a run of clinical finishing: Beldenhen put 12 shots on target and kept finding ways to threaten, while Easeathford’s four attempts offered little room for a comeback once the visitors had rebuilt their lead. Easeathford completed more passes accurately and enjoyed more of the ball, but those advantages did not translate into enough attacking pressure. Beldenhen’s lower possession share proved no obstacle to a five-goal return, which is one of football’s tidier reminders that the ball can be held without being made especially useful.