Thamwor Matlixst 1 - 3 Cingatrad Albion

Key Events:

• 5' Yellow card to Cingatrad Albion Patricio Villegas
• 10' Thamwor Matlixst Ablaye Diouf scores, assisted by Kakhaber Dumbadze
• 25' Cingatrad Albion Traore Kra scores, assisted by Ian Hayes
• 71' Cingatrad Albion Patricio Villegas scores, assisted by Gilson Lopes de Pina
• 86' Cingatrad Albion Mohamed Salah scores, assisted by David Chapman

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Thamwor Matlixst at 2.47 xG and Cingatrad Albion at 2.44, an almost perfectly balanced assessment of the chances created. The actual return was anything but balanced: one goal for the hosts, three for the visitors. Thamwor Matlixst therefore finished well below its xG, while Cingatrad Albion converted above theirs. The shot counts and accuracy give the hosts a credible case that they threatened often—11 shots, nine on target—but the visitors were more decisive where it mattered. Their slight edges in possession, passing accuracy, corners, dribbles and tackles suggest a side that kept enough control and pressure to build its response, rather than relying on a single fortunate break.

The opening goal arrived after ten minutes, with Ablaye Diouf finishing Kakhaber Dumbadze’s assist. Cingatrad Albion answered through Traore Kra before the half-hour, and the contest then stayed level on the scoreboard until Patricio Villegas put the visitors ahead in the 71st minute. Mohamed Salah added the third four minutes from time, giving the final score a more decisive shape than the xG totals might have led anyone to expect. Thamwor Matlixst had enough on-target attempts to make this a more uncomfortable afternoon for its opponents; Cingatrad Albion instead made its chances count at the points when the match was there to be taken.

Neither side had a player with a recorded rating of 7.0 or higher.