The report
Key Events:
- 4' Kinch Villa Carlos Soares scores
- 7' Yellow card to Kinch Villa Arjan van Schaik
- 12' Kinch Villa Arjan van Schaik scores, assisted by Julio Rivas
- 21' Kinch Villa Julio Rivas scores, assisted by Phillip Lewis
- 25' Yellow card to Kinch Villa Pablo Jofre
- 41' Exmunt Town Steven Kelly scores, assisted by Lindomar Da Silva
- 43' Kinch Villa Julio Rivas scores, assisted by Pedro Almeida
- 55' Kinch Villa Phillip Lewis scores
- 64' Kinch Villa Julio Rivas scores, assisted by Phillip Lewis
- 65' Red card to Exmunt Town Peter Gram
- 72' Yellow card to Kinch Villa Michel Lemoine
- 80' Kinch Villa Roderick Cabrera scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
- 85' Kinch Villa Julio Rivas scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
- 88' Yellow card to Exmunt Town Lindomar Da Silva
Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Exmunt Town recorded 2.57 xG but scored once, finishing well below the chance quality in its opportunities. Kinch Villa’s 3.51 xG, by contrast, accompanied eight goals: an extraordinary return, well beyond what the chances alone would usually suggest. The visitors did not dominate possession, holding 51% to Exmunt Town’s 49%, but they put 13 of 15 shots on target and converted with remarkable efficiency. Exmunt Town also had nine shots on target, so the gap was not simply a matter of one side creating while the other watched. The figures point to Kinch Villa making far more of its finishing moments, while the 65th-minute red card further reduced Exmunt Town’s room to respond during an already punishing contest.
- No Exmunt Town players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.
The narrow margins in possession, corners and passing accuracy make the final score more striking, not less. Kinch Villa’s advantage was clearest where it mattered most: more shots, more efforts on target, and an exceptional share of the finishing. Exmunt Town’s goal just before the break briefly interrupted the visitors’ run, but Julio Rivas restored their three-goal cushion two minutes later. After the red card, Kinch Villa added three more, and the 8-1 result left little ambiguity about the balance of the scoring. It was a lopsided finish to a match whose basic team statistics, on first inspection, looked far more ordinary.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Julio Rivas
Scored four goals and supplied an assist, serving as the central force in Kinch Villa’s attack.
Phillip Lewis
Scored once and assisted twice, contributing directly to three of the visitors’ goals.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
Carlos Soares, unassisted on the log. Origin unknown; destination 0–1.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison

