In an intense Premier League match on January 14, 2023, Eastern SC managed to secure a victory over Southern District RSA with a scoreline of 2-1. The loss for the home team did not come from a lack of trying as the statistics show various factors leading to this outcome.

In the first half, Eastern SC was off to a vibrant start, scoring two goals within a minute at 16:24 and 17:05. However, Southern District RSA wasn't completely unsuccessful during this period and managed to claw back one goal with a strike at 36:16. In terms of discipline, four yellow cards were issued in the first half, with two each falling to both teams - a significant amount at this level of competition. The earliest and two subsequent cards were given to Southern District RSA, perhaps indicating a level of pressure, elegance, and tactical ambiguity faced by the home team.

Looking at the set-piece statistics, Southern District RSA seemed to dominate with 5 corner kicks compared to Eastern SC’s lone corner. In terms of offsides too, Eastern SC had more discipline with only one against two for the home team. However, despite having more corner kick opportunities, Southern District RSA failed to convert these into goals demonstrating a lack of effectiveness inside the box.

In the second half, it seemed that Southern District RSA failed to maintain discipline with the team picking up two more yellow cards, making a total of four, which could reflect their desperation to level the scores, suggesting a lack of composure and potentially leading to unforced errors impacting their game plan.

In conclusion, despite having more corners, Southern District RSA was unable to turn them into goals. Lack of discipline demonstrated through the yellow cards suggested their psychological battle. Eastern SC maintained their composure, kept discipline relatively better and made the most out of their goal scoring opportunities. The key contributing factor to Eastern SC's victory could largely be attributed to their early goals and their ability to withstand pressure, manage the game effectively, keeping discipline and capitalize on Southern District RSA's lack of clinical finish inside the box.

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