Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
Vladimir Rajić to Bruno Rossi. 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
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Vladimir Rajić
Scored four goals and supplied two assists, the central figure in a nine-goal performance.
Glen Williams
Scored twice and assisted once, adding further damage in both halves.
Bruno Rossi
Scored the opener and assisted two more goals.
Roger Paris
Scored once and provided two assists.
The report
Hithle Thistle beat Ching Athletic 9-1 in Division 8 League 12, turning a lively first half into a scoreline that kept growing long after the contest had settled. Vladimir Rajić scored four and assisted twice; the evening’s arithmetic was unusually committed to his involvement.
Key Events:
- 7' Hithle Thistle Bruno Rossi scores, assisted by Vladimir Rajić
- 10' Hithle Thistle Vladimir Rajić scores, assisted by Patrick Hernandez
- 18' Ching Athletic Phillip Lewis scores
- 28' Yellow card to Ching Athletic Phillip Lewis
- 30' Hithle Thistle Roger Paris scores, assisted by Bruno Rossi
- 33' Hithle Thistle Vladimir Rajić scores, assisted by Christian Espinosa
- 35' Hithle Thistle Vladimir Rajić scores, assisted by Bruno Rossi
- 45' Hithle Thistle Vladimir Rajić scores, assisted by Roger Paris
- 54' Hithle Thistle Glen Williams scores, assisted by Roger Paris
- 70' Hithle Thistle Vladimir štimac scores, assisted by Glen Williams
- 87' Hithle Thistle Glen Williams scores, assisted by Vladimir Rajić
Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Hithle Thistle scored nine from 5.99 xG, exceeding the chance-quality estimate by just over three goals. That is substantial over-performance, built on an attack that produced 28 shots, 21 on target and a steady supply of contributors and assists. The nine goals were not simply a product of an overwhelming share of possession: Hithle Thistle had 53% to Ching Athletic’s 47%, but the shot count and seven corners point to far more sustained danger from the hosts. Ching Athletic scored once from 0.88 xG, a return close to its estimate, though its four shots and three on target left little room to answer the home side’s relentless output. The visitors did find the net at 18 minutes, briefly making the score 2-1, but Hithle Thistle replied with four more goals before the interval and three after it. The match’s defining gap was therefore not possession but what each side did with its chances.
- Ching Athletic: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.
For Hithle Thistle, the 9-1 result reflects both a commanding advantage in attempts and a finishing display well beyond the xG estimate. Ching Athletic had nearly as much possession and recorded three shots on target, but generated only four shots overall and no corners; there was not enough attacking volume to keep pace. The visitors’ goal showed they could make a chance count, while Hithle Thistle repeatedly made its chances count even more. With Rajić scoring four and assisting two, and Williams, Rossi and Paris also contributing multiple goal involvements, the hosts spread the work around while one player rather conspicuously took charge of the totals. The final margin was emphatic, and the numbers give it a firm foundation: nine goals from 28 shots, against one from four.