Brodhunbridge 6 - 1 Leighurmin

Key Events:

• 7' Brodhunbridge Mahmoud Sultan scores, assisted by Alan Howard
• 15' Brodhunbridge Mahmoud Sultan scores, assisted by Alan Howard
• 19' Brodhunbridge Ilija Nikolić scores
• 29' Brodhunbridge Alan Howard scores, assisted by Mahmoud Sultan
• 40' Yellow card to Brodhunbridge Leo Campbell
• 44' Brodhunbridge Jose Martinez scores
• 83' Brodhunbridge Jose Martinez scores
• 86' Leighurmin Miroslav Bilić scores, assisted by Husein Zovko

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Brodhunbridge scored six from an xG of 3.4, a substantial over-performance that reflects both the quality of its finishing and a day when chances found the net with unusual generosity. The hosts also put 11 of 17 shots on target, while Leighurmin managed two on target from three attempts. Against an away xG of 0.64, the visitors’ single goal was a modest over-performance, but it arrived too late to alter the match’s shape. The 57–43 possession split and six corners to two support the broader picture: Brodhunbridge spent more time advancing and created far more opportunities, then converted them at a rate even the xG estimate might regard as an enthusiastic surprise.

• No Leighurmin players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The first half decided the contest well before the closing minutes could make a case for suspense. Brodhunbridge scored four times in the opening 29 minutes, with Mahmoud Sultan and Alan Howard combining twice before the hosts widened the gap through Ilija Nikolić and Alan Howard. Jose Martinez made it five just before the break. The only interruption to that run was Leo Campbell’s yellow card, a small administrative detail amid a half in which Leighurmin had little opportunity to establish a foothold.

After the interval, the goals paused until Jose Martinez struck again in the 83rd minute. Leighurmin answered three minutes later through Miroslav Bilić, assisted by Husein Zovko, but the reply changed only the final line, not the verdict. Brodhunbridge finished with a 6 - 1 win, a far larger return than its xG alone would predict and a fitting reward for its control of the chances. For Leighurmin, the late goal offered a scrap of consolation; the afternoon had already made clear how much ground remained to recover.