Hitword 6 - 0 Maingdon

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Hitword at 4.49 xG and Maingdon at 0.01, against the actual score of 6-0. Hitword therefore outscored its estimate by 1.51 goals, converting a strong supply of chances with ruthless efficiency; the 22 shots and 15 on target show this was not a six-goal haul assembled from one improbable ricochet and a clerical error. Maingdon registered no shots and almost no expected threat, so its 47% possession and six corners offered little in the way of attacking substance. Hitword had only a modest possession edge, but used it to create repeatedly, while the visitors’ lack of attempts left the home goalkeeper with an unusually quiet afternoon.

The first goal arrived in the second minute, and John Campbell and Jose Aguilar added to the lead before the half-hour, giving Hitword control early rather than asking the match to develop a suspenseful middle act. Aguilar scored again in the 34th minute, then completed his four-goal performance with strikes at 68 and 90, assisted twice by Mohammed Garba. The cards accumulated around the goals, with six yellows in total, but never altered the basic shape of the match: Hitword kept finding the goal, and Maingdon never found a shot. A 6-0 scoreline is emphatic on its own; the zero attempts at the other end make it emphatic in a particularly tidy, if rather one-sided, way.

Key Events:

• 2' Hitword John Campbell scores, assisted by Nama Kaneda

• 14' Hitword Jose Aguilar scores, assisted by Seungheon Han

• 21' Hitword John Nura scores, assisted by Jose Aguilar

• 27' Yellow card to Hitword Jose Aguilar

• 28' Yellow card to Maingdon Michel Lemoine

• 34' Hitword Jose Aguilar scores

• 62' Yellow card to Hitword Nama Kaneda

• 63' Yellow card to Hitword Seungheon Han

• 68' Hitword Jose Aguilar scores, assisted by Mohammed Garba

• 79' Yellow card to Maingdon Pedro Chagas

• 84' Yellow card to Hitword Levani Davitadze

• 90' Hitword Jose Aguilar scores, assisted by Mohammed Garba

• No Maingdon players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.