Stontort Stanley 4 - 1 Torthan

Key Events:

• 12' Yellow card to Stontort Stanley Pedro Chagas
• 14' Torthan Willi Schneider scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
• 22' Stontort Stanley Seungwoo Jeong scores
• 32' Yellow card to Torthan Michel Lemoine
• 42' Yellow card to Stontort Stanley Phillip Lewis
• 55' Stontort Stanley Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
• 62' Yellow card to Torthan Philippe Robert
• 70' Stontort Stanley Michael Brown scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
• 83' Stontort Stanley Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Nilson Pires

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Stontort Stanley scored four from a Gazzetta chance-quality estimate of 1.76, substantially exceeding the opportunities their xG suggests they created. Torthan, by contrast, scored once from 2.17 xG, leaving a considerable gap between their chances and their return. The visitors also had more shots, 11 to eight, and more on target, seven to six, so this was not a case of Stontort simply monopolising attempts. Rather, Stontort made far more of theirs, while Torthan’s greater volume failed to translate into goals. The 4-1 result is clear; the route to it involved unusually efficient finishing at one end and a less rewarding afternoon at the other.

• No Torthan player recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

Stontort Stanley’s response to falling behind was prompt: Seungwoo Jeong levelled eight minutes after Willi Schneider opened the scoring for Torthan. The match then tilted steadily in the hosts’ favour after the interval. Nilson Pires put Stontort ahead in the 55th minute, Michael Brown extended the lead in the 70th, and Michel Lemoine completed the scoring seven minutes later. Two assists from Pedro Chagas helped turn the recovery into a comfortable margin, though the visitors’ shot count makes clear they were not short of efforts.

The match statistics show an even share of possession and identical totals for corners and dribbles, with neither side enjoying an obvious grip on the ball. Stontort made more tackles, while Torthan committed more fouls; neither difference alone explains the score. The sharper distinction was in the finishing: Stontort converted its chances at a rate well beyond its xG, while Torthan could not make its higher expected return count for more than one goal. Stontort Stanley earned a convincing 4-1 win, even if the numbers behind it leave Torthan with a fair case that the final margin was harsher than the chances suggested.