The report
Key Events:
- 5' Yellow card to Swick Palace Pierre Gauthier
- 23' Swick Palace Xinping Boon scores
- 47' Swick Palace Xinping Boon scores
- 65' Swick Palace Stephan Janssen scores, assisted by Jusuf Softić
- 71' Markell Town Pedro Chagas scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
- 88' Markell Town Branko Bartolić scores
Markell Town: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.
Swick Palace:
- Xinping Boon (7.6) - Scored twice, opening the scoring and restoring the visitors’ lead just after the interval.
The decisive work came in Swick Palace’s first three goals. Xinping Boon scored in the 23rd minute and again in the 47th, then Stephan Janssen finished the third in the 65th. Markell Town answered through Pedro Chagas and Branko Bartolić, but the response began only after a substantial deficit had formed. The hosts’ 14 tackles show they were willing to contest the match; the shot count suggests they spent more time interrupting Swick Palace than threatening its goal.
At 3-0, the afternoon appeared settled; at 3-2, the final stretch had acquired a different and less comfortable shape. Markell Town deserve credit for making the closing minutes matter, particularly with only three attempts in the match. Swick Palace, though, had already produced the broader, more dangerous performance and had enough of a cushion to survive the late complication. The final score was 2 - 3: a deserved away win, with a small reminder that finishing early is no guarantee of a quiet finish.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Xinping Boon
Scored twice, opening the scoring and restoring the visitors’ lead just after the interval.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
Pedro Rodrigues to Xinping Boon. The event log names a helper; it does not name a body part.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison