Brettle Thistle 3 - 2 Lymptow Stanley

Key Events:

• 6' Lymptow Stanley Willi Schneider scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
• 11' Lymptow Stanley Nilson Pires scores
• 13' Yellow card to Lymptow Stanley Michel Lemoine
• 24' Yellow card to Brettle Thistle Saliou Sow
• 44' Brettle Thistle Derek Stewart scores, assisted by Luis Pinto
• 47' Yellow card to Lymptow Stanley Jorge Alvez
• 57' Brettle Thistle Luis Pinto scores, assisted by Lindomar Da Silva
• 62' Yellow card to Brettle Thistle Lindomar Da Silva
• 66' Yellow card to Brettle Thistle Friedrich Unger
• 71' Yellow card to Lymptow Stanley Phillip Lewis
• 72' Brettle Thistle Luis Pinto scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The chance-quality estimate gave Brettle Thistle 1.5 xG and Lymptow Stanley 2.63. The scoreline went the other way from those figures: Brettle Thistle scored three from a comparatively modest chance total, while Lymptow Stanley scored twice despite generating the stronger expected return. That points to a sharp difference in finishing on the day, rather than a match in which the hosts simply controlled the chances. The visitors had 14 shots, eight on target and 56% possession; Brettle Thistle managed seven shots, with five on target. The hosts made those fewer attempts count, and their two-goal recovery began just before half-time before Luis Pinto put them ahead and then added the clincher.

There was little quiet about the route to the final score. Lymptow Stanley scored twice in the opening 11 minutes, but Brettle Thistle found a way back without needing to win the possession contest. Derek Stewart reduced the deficit before the interval, and Luis Pinto turned the match with two second-half goals. The visitors’ superior shot volume and pass accuracy did not translate into a third goal, while the hosts’ nine corners and 11 dribbles offered other ways to unsettle the defence. Six yellow cards, shared evenly, added a more combustible note; no red cards followed.

• No Lymptow Stanley players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.