Torreense won a man short, after Ararat had the ball and the shots

Torreense beat Ararat-Armenia 3-2 with ten men for most of the game, after Ararat had far more of the ball and shots than usual.

Torreense lost a man before the half-hour and still came back to win. Jorge Aguirre de Céspedes had put them ahead early, but a VAR check upgraded his booking to a red card, and he was off on 25 minutes. Ararat-Armenia lost a player too, when joao donna was sent off on 76 minutes, so the match closed with both sides a man short.

The bigger surprise was the ball. Ararat-Armenia had 58% of the possession, where they average 36.8% in away games, and they took 19 shots, against an away average of 11.7. Possession tells you who had the ball, not who did anything with it, but here the ball and the shooting pointed the same way.

Expected goals, a rough guide to how good a side's chances were, came to 1.66 for Ararat-Armenia, above the 1.1 they average away. Torreense had 12 shots against the 7.3 they usually take at home, and seven of them came from inside the box. Their expected goals figure of 1.48 sat well above the 0.43 they normally reach on their own ground, so their chances were better than usual despite the numbers.

The goals came in a rush after the dismissals. Karen Muradyan levelled the match on 41 minutes, Bruno Wilson put Ararat-Armenia ahead on 58, and then Torreense found two in the 90th minute. Javi Vazquez scored the first, rated 7.9 for his evening, and M. Drammeh added the second before the final whistle.

Ararat-Armenia's own finishing and defending told a different story. Only eight of their shots were on target and seven were blocked, which means many of their chances never reached the goalkeeper. Their two goals were above the 0.8 they usually score away, yet they conceded three, where they normally concede 2.4.

Torreense's goalkeeper, Lucas Paes, made six saves, while the Ararat keeper made two. Torreense's own defence was close to normal, conceding two against the 2.3 they average at home. Their 42% of the ball was only a little above the 38% they usually have at home, so possession was not the story.

Paes made six saves, and in the end the side with fewer shots took the three points.

Player of the matchJavi Vázquez1 goal · 1 assist7.9

Z. Shaghoyan1 assist7.6

M. Drammeh1 goal7.5

Lucas Paes6 saves7.4