Lynes Albion 2 - 3 Fazeley Town

Key Events:

• 2' Yellow card to Fazeley Town Michael Brown
• 3' Lynes Albion Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 18' Yellow card to Fazeley Town Phillip Lewis
• 35' Yellow card to Lynes Albion Pedro Chagas
• 37' Lynes Albion Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 50' Fazeley Town Pedro Chagas scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 61' Yellow card to Lynes Albion Jorge Alvez
• 61' Fazeley Town Seungwoo Jeong scores, assisted by Nilson Pires
• 73' Yellow card to Fazeley Town Michel Lemoine
• 82' Fazeley Town Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Michael Brown
• 88' Yellow card to Lynes Albion Seungwoo Jeong

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Lynes Albion recorded 2.43 xG and scored twice, a modest underperformance against the chances created. Fazeley Town scored three from 1.6 xG, finishing well above its chance-quality estimate. The hosts’ 12 shots, eight on target and 54% possession point to a side that made plenty of openings; the visitors managed eight shots and five on target, but converted often enough to make the difference. The numbers suggest Lynes Albion did more to build attacking pressure, while Fazeley Town proved more efficient in front of goal. That distinction became decisive after the interval: the hosts’ two-goal advantage did not survive the visitors’ three-goal response.

No players from Lynes Albion recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher. No players from Fazeley Town recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The match swung sharply after Lynes Albion had established its two-goal lead, and the event sequence tells the story plainly: Fazeley Town scored at 50', levelled at 61' and went ahead at 82'. Jorge Alvez assisted both home goals and also set up Fazeley Town’s opener, an unusual contribution to a match whose loyalties were not required to remain tidy. The visitors, meanwhile, found a way to turn their smaller share of possession into the result.

The contest was not decided by a shortage of effort or activity. Both sides had three yellow cards, neither received a red, and the visitors edged corners 5–3 and tackles 8–7. Lynes Albion finished with more shots and greater passing accuracy, but those advantages could not compensate for Fazeley Town scoring three times from a lower xG total. The final score was Lynes Albion 2–3 Fazeley Town: a win shaped less by territorial command than by making the important chances count.