Ilforth End 2 - 3 Knuthough City

Knuthough City beat Ilforth End 3-2 in Division 8 League 4, with three second-half goals giving the visitors a lead that Ilforth End nearly erased. The hosts had more possession and corners, but the match was ultimately decided by a slim edge in chance quality and one goal’s worth of finishing.

Key Events:

9' Knuthough City Marcel Durand scores, assisted by Cosimo Lombardo
41' Yellow card to Knuthough City John Bailey
65' Yellow card to Ilforth End Luca Colombo
66' Knuthough City Richard Stone scores, assisted by Julio Cortes
74' Knuthough City Ivan Cvetković scores, assisted by Eckhard Köhler
78' Ilforth End Friedrich Unger scores, assisted by Luca Colombo
85' Ilforth End Luis Pinto scores, assisted by Vladimir štimac

Neither side had a player rated 7.0 or higher.

For Ilforth End, Friedrich Unger and Luis Pinto supplied the late goals, and Luca Colombo assisted Unger after receiving a yellow card. Those contributions gave the closing stages some urgency, though the available ratings do not place any player from either side among the standouts. Knuthough City had spread its scoring across Marcel Durand, Richard Stone and Ivan Cvetković, with Cosimo Lombardo, Julio Cortes and Eckhard Köhler providing the assists. The visitors’ three-goal sequence proved decisive; the hosts’ two-goal answer made the finish less comfortable than the score had threatened to be.

Ilforth End 2 - 3 Knuthough City

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