Gordwickpood 2 - 3 Chetham Rovers

Key Events:

• 17' Gordwickpood Lindomar Da Silva scores, assisted by Khadim Diakhate
• 33' Chetham Rovers Jorge De Brito scores, assisted by Vladimir štimac
• 43' Yellow card to Chetham Rovers Nedžad Lazić
• 45' Chetham Rovers Nedžad Lazić scores, assisted by Bruno Rossi
• 69' Yellow card to Gordwickpood Friedrich Unger
• 70' Chetham Rovers Jorge De Brito scores
• 78' Gordwickpood Lindomar Da Silva scores, assisted by Ousmane Sylla
• 82' Yellow card to Chetham Rovers Xinping Boon

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Gordwickpood’s 2.33 xG became two goals, a slight under-performance against the chances created. Chetham Rovers turned 3.33 xG into three, also finishing just below the chance-quality estimate, but their greater volume of shots—15 to 11—and shots on target—12 to eight—helped establish the difference. The figures suggest the visitors created more frequent danger, while Gordwickpood’s 12 corners offered a separate route to pressure that did not yield enough to change the result. Possession was close, at 51-49, but control of the ball and control of the match were not quite the same appointment.

The turning point arrived just before the interval. After Jorge De Brito levelled the match, Nedžad Lazić scored in the 45th minute to put Chetham Rovers ahead; his yellow card two minutes earlier made for a brief sequence of rather varied contributions. De Brito then scored again in the 70th minute, giving the visitors a two-goal cushion that Gordwickpood could only partly undo.

Lindomar Da Silva restored some tension with his second goal in the 78th minute, assisted by Ousmane Sylla, but the late push did not produce an equaliser. The numbers offer a neat account of the contest: Gordwickpood had more corners and slightly more possession, while Chetham Rovers managed more shots on target, dribbles and tackles. Gordwickpood found the net twice and made the finish uncomfortable; Chetham Rovers found it three times and left with the points.