The report
Key Events:
- 1' Yellow card to Cley Villa Keith Harrison
- 9' Cley Villa Boyan Aleksiev scores, assisted by Tom Klaver
- 10' Cley Villa Keith Harrison scores
- 14' Yellow card to Burnaidd Mory Sylla
- 48' Cley Villa Mor Diallo scores, assisted by Chuan Chee
- 57' Yellow card to Burnaidd Carmelo Martinez
- 58' Cley Villa Jose Arcia scores, assisted by Tom Klaver
- 63' Cley Villa Jose Arcia scores, assisted by Chuan Chee
- 67' Yellow card to Cley Villa Chuan Chee
- 72' Cley Villa Chuan Chee scores, assisted by Tom Klaver
Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Burnaidd recorded 0.61 xG and no goals, a modest return that reflects the difficulty of turning three shots into a serious scoring threat. Cley Villa finished with 3.5 xG and six goals, outperforming the estimate by 2.5. That is emphatic finishing, though the 13 shots on target from 15 attempts also show that this was not merely a case of goals arriving from nowhere. The visitors made their possession count when it mattered: after taking a two-goal lead inside ten minutes, they continued to find dangerous shooting positions and added four more after the break. Burnaidd had more of the ball, but control of possession offered little protection from the visitors’ direct and productive attack.
Burnaidd: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.
Cley Villa:
- Jose Arcia (7.6) - Scored twice, giving the visitors two more rewards for their relentless pressure.
- Tom Klaver (7.5) - Supplied three assists, repeatedly turning attacking moves into goals.
- Chuan Chee (7.5) - Scored once, assisted twice and also received a yellow card.
The scoreline leaves little doubt about the balance of threat, even if the possession figure might briefly suggest a different afternoon. Burnaidd completed more passes and worked harder in the tackle count, but produced only three shots; Cley Villa managed five times as many attempts and put almost all of them on target. The visitors’ finishing exceeded their xG by a notable margin, while their early goals gave the match its shape before the interval. Burnaidd did keep the ball more often, but Cley Villa kept finding the part of the pitch where possession becomes a scoreline. By the time Chuan Chee made it six in the 72nd minute, the statistical case had been settled with unusual thoroughness.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Jose Arcia
Scored twice, giving the visitors two more rewards for their relentless pressure.
Tom Klaver
Supplied three assists, repeatedly turning attacking moves into goals.
Chuan Chee
Scored once, assisted twice and also received a yellow card.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
A booking nearby, then Boyan Aleksiev for Cley Villa. Tension, then arithmetic.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison

