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In the 63rd minute of their game against Montreal, North Shore scored their third goal.
The corner kick was perfect, and Santiago Mitidiero headed it in easily. Too much in the game had been too easy for North Shore, up 3-0 now after Banana's two earlier goals. North Shore had THIRTY-SIX times Montreal's xG.
In the 71st, Gibraltar just gets a toe on the ball, enough to change its direction that little bit, no more than enough to get past his own keeper. North Shore had scored all 4 of the game's goals, but this one was into the North Shore net. North Shore's xG at this point was FORTY-TWO times Montreal's.
Things still looked pretty grim. Just grim with a side of accidental pity.
In the 73rd, the "Tannenbaum" formation traced the outline of its namesake: Slokka passes diagonally forward to Tepoztli, who shoots diagonally past Chicken and into the North Shore net. The analytics gods had less hope for the play: even after, Montreal's xG was merely 0.32. But at least North Shore's xG was only about eight times higher now.
In the eighty-first minute, Tepoztli goes on a mad run from the centre circle to right level with the box, but wide out at the sideline, then made an equally mad cross all the way over to Minjeong, who buried a kick past Chicken. The defence gave neither player enough credit, they each shook free of two players to make their part in the stunning goal happen at all. By the time the final whistle blew, Montreal was now up to half North Shore's xG. It was a draw that felt like a win.
The corner kick was perfect, and Santiago Mitidiero headed it in easily. Too much in the game had been too easy for North Shore, up 3-0 now after Banana's two earlier goals. North Shore had THIRTY-SIX times Montreal's xG.
In the 71st, Gibraltar just gets a toe on the ball, enough to change its direction that little bit, no more than enough to get past his own keeper. North Shore had scored all 4 of the game's goals, but this one was into the North Shore net. North Shore's xG at this point was FORTY-TWO times Montreal's.
Things still looked pretty grim. Just grim with a side of accidental pity.
In the 73rd, the "Tannenbaum" formation traced the outline of its namesake: Slokka passes diagonally forward to Tepoztli, who shoots diagonally past Chicken and into the North Shore net. The analytics gods had less hope for the play: even after, Montreal's xG was merely 0.32. But at least North Shore's xG was only about eight times higher now.
In the eighty-first minute, Tepoztli goes on a mad run from the centre circle to right level with the box, but wide out at the sideline, then made an equally mad cross all the way over to Minjeong, who buried a kick past Chicken. The defence gave neither player enough credit, they each shook free of two players to make their part in the stunning goal happen at all. By the time the final whistle blew, Montreal was now up to half North Shore's xG. It was a draw that felt like a win.
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