Newood Park 1 - 4 Lydea County

Key Events:

• 25' Lydea County Eckhard Köhler scores, assisted by Kyungsoo Chae
• 36' Newood Park Vladimir štimac scores, assisted by Luca Colombo
• 37' Lydea County Haruki Kawase scores, assisted by Marcel Durand
• 55' Lydea County Ivan Cvetković scores, assisted by Marcel Durand
• 62' Lydea County Ivan Cvetković scores, assisted by Eric Moreau

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Newood Park at 2.57 xG and Lydea County at 6.58. Against those figures, the hosts scored once, 1.57 below their estimate, while the visitors scored four, 2.58 below theirs. Both sides therefore finished below the chances’ estimated value, but the gap between their opportunity totals tells the larger story: Lydea County created far more, with 28 shots and 25 on target, compared with Newood Park’s 12 shots and nine on target. The visitors also held more possession and passed with greater accuracy, giving their attacking pressure a sustained shape rather than the feel of a brief siege. Newood Park had enough moments to make the scoreline less comfortable, but Lydea County produced the volume that eventually settled it.

The turning point was not simply that Lydea County restored their lead, but how quickly they did it. Newood Park had earned a level score through Vladimir štimac, assisted by Luca Colombo, only for Haruki Kawase to put the visitors back in front one minute later. That sequence kept the hosts from building on their equaliser and restored the advantage to the side already generating the clearer share of the attack.

After the interval, Ivan Cvetković scored in the 55th and 62nd minutes, with Marcel Durand and Eric Moreau providing the assists. The final 4-1 score matched the direction of the shot count and possession, though not the visitors’ xG return, which suggests there was room for an even larger margin. Newood Park did score and created chances of its own, but Lydea County left with the points after making their territorial advantage count often enough.