Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
Paul Saunders, unassisted on the log. Origin unknown; destination 1–0.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Paul Gibson
Scored twice, including Leatch United’s second and third goals.
Fahrudin Marković
Scored the fourth goal and assisted Paul Gibson’s first.
Nikola Simić
Assisted both second-half goals for Leatch United.
The report
Leatch United beat Harroyal 4 - 0, turning a match in which Harroyal had slightly more possession into a decisive home victory. Leatch United put ten of 13 shots on target; Harroyal managed three from four, a conversion of the statistics that favoured the side doing the scoring.
Key Events:
- 6' Leatch United Paul Saunders scores
- 21' Yellow card to Harroyal William Burns
- 31' Leatch United Paul Gibson scores, assisted by Fahrudin Marković
- 36' Yellow card to Harroyal Jose Solano
- 57' Leatch United Paul Gibson scores, assisted by Nikola Simić
- 70' Leatch United Fahrudin Marković scores, assisted by Nikola Simić
- 78' Yellow card to Harroyal Pedro Gonçalves
Expected Goals (xG) Analysis:
Leatch United scored four goals from an xG of 2.84, outperforming the chance-quality estimate by 1.16 goals. The finishing was notably productive: 10 of the side’s 13 shots were on target, and the final score shows how effectively those opportunities were converted. Harroyal finished without a goal despite an xG of 0.86, underperforming that estimate by 0.86; four shots, with three on target, offered some threat but no change to the scoreboard. The possession figures were close, with Harroyal at 52% and Leatch United at 48%, but possession did not translate into comparable attacking output. The shot count and xG instead point to a substantial difference in the sides’ ability to create and finish chances.
The four-goal margin makes this a clear result, though the numbers offer more detail than possession alone. Both sides had three corners, committed 10 fouls and made seven tackles, while Harroyal recorded more dribbles and slightly higher pass accuracy. None of those measures overcame the gap in shots or goals. Leatch United scored early, added a second before half-time, then extended the lead after the interval; Paul Gibson struck twice, and Nikola Simić assisted the third and fourth goals. Harroyal’s three yellow cards were the only cards recorded, but the decisive difference was in front of goal, where Leatch United made considerably more of its attacking opportunities.