TOMA (Interstat) — N5 held off Toma 5-4 on Monday in a competition match that produced nine goals, a goalkeeper’s goal, a two-goal scorer who was also booked and a late first-half finish from Mustapha Carayol that capped N5’s scoring. Toma was the home team, and N5 was the visiting team. N5 improved to 2 wins and 1 loss in the competition and 2 wins and 1 loss across all competitions. Toma fell to 0 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw in the competition and 0 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw overall. The result left N5’s competition record identical to its overall record, while Toma remained without a win in both.

Billy Sharp gave N5 the lead in the 6th minute. Toma answered in the 13th minute through Josh Phillips, but N5 went back in front in the same minute when goalkeeper Harry Wright scored after playing the full 90 minutes. Junior Dixon equalized for Toma in the 14th minute, making the score 2-2.

Francis Amartey put N5 ahead again in the 18th minute. Joe Bennett extended the N5 lead in the 25th minute, and Dixon received a yellow card for Toma in the same minute. Dixon scored his second goal of the game in the 28th minute, bringing Toma within one goal. Carayol scored for N5 in the 29th minute to record N5’s fifth goal. The listed goals were scored in the 6th, 13th, 13th, 14th, 18th, 25th, 28th and 29th minutes.

Wright finished with 90 minutes and one goal for N5. Bennett played the full match and scored once. Carayol also went 90 minutes and scored once, while Sharp had a 90-minute, one-goal game. Phillips played 90 minutes and scored once for Toma. Amartey scored in a one-minute appearance. Dixon, who had a one-minute statline, scored twice and was booked. The key performances, listed in descending order of importance, were Wright, Bennett, Carayol, Sharp, Phillips, Amartey and Dixon.

N5’s previous results this season were a 5-3 win at Gold Devils and a 7-1 loss at Wembley Rangers. Toma’s previous results were a 6-4 loss to VZN and a 4-4 draw at Prime. The previous results were listed in reverse date order. N5’s season record in this competition is now 2 wins and 1 loss, and its season record across all competitions is also 2 wins and 1 loss. Toma’s season record in this competition is now 0 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, and its season record across all competitions is also 0 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

The match included one yellow card. Dixon received it for Toma in the 25th minute. The yellow card was the only card listed in the game. Wright’s goal came as a goalkeeper after he played the full match for N5. Bennett, Carayol and Sharp each played 90 minutes and scored one goal for N5. Phillips played 90 minutes and scored one goal for Toma. Amartey scored after a one-minute appearance. Dixon scored twice and received a yellow card in a one-minute appearance.

N5’s win came in a match that featured a goalkeeper on the scoresheet and a two-goal scorer who was also booked. N5 scored five goals, and Toma scored four. The game produced nine goals in all. The listed goal scorers for N5 were Sharp, Wright, Amartey, Bennett and Carayol. The listed goal scorers for Toma included Phillips and Dixon, with Dixon scoring twice. The final score was N5 5, Toma 4.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Toma 7, N5 4. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Toma with a 60.8 percent probability to win.