Match Report


Sporting GijónSporting Gijón     Racing SantanderRacing Santander
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jose Javier NavarroJ. Navarro67
G
captain1
G
67Eduardo RamosE. Ramos
Rui NunesR. Nunes74
D
2
D
78Albert RomanA. Roman
Sebastian SantosS. Santos72
D
3
D
73Francisco SerranoF. Serrano
Juan MolinaJ. Molina70
D
4
D
67Francisco VelascoF. Velasco
Miguel NavarroM. Navarro59
D
5
M
67Juan-Carlos ZamoraJ. Zamora
Francisco RodriguezF. Rodriguez64
M
6
M
61Andres HelgueraA. Helguera
Felice CampedelliF. Campedelli57
M
7captain
M
61Marcos AndresM. Andres
Ivan ByrneI. Byrne56
M
8
M
57Rafael NavarroR. Navarro
Felipe SegarraF. Segarra66
A
9
A
72Eduardo HernandezE. Hernandez
Francisco IzquierdoF. Izquierdo65
A
10
A
65Ivan RamosI. Ramos
Pius VarkevisserP. Varkevisser61
A
11
A
60Fernando IglesiasF. Iglesias
 
Ernesto CortesE. Cortes63
G
12
G
63Edmundo CruzE. Cruz
Jose NietoJ. Nieto63
G
13
D
60Samuele GhirardelloS. Ghirardello
Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill54
M
14
D
59Eugenio HidalgoE. Hidalgo

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Racing Santander. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sporting Gijón are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Racing Santander appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Javier  Marquez.


0.00
Sporting Gijón start the match!
3.43
Ivan Ramos comes in with a late challenge on Juan Molina. The referee calls over Ivan Ramos and shows him a yellow card! Juan Molina runs off the knock.
4.52
Sebastian Santos makes a strong solo run forward. Sebastian Santos flicks a high pass forward to Felipe Segarra who brings the ball under control. Felipe Segarra makes a defence splitting pass to Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it curls horrendously wide!
10.48
Andres Helguera knocks the ball forward to Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Miguel Navarro.
16.22
Albert Roman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Zamora. Juan-Carlos Zamora flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Hernandez collects the pass. Eduardo Hernandez shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
20.42
Rafael Navarro knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
22.48
Marcos Andres advances with the ball. Marcos Andres sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Jose Javier Navarro is on top of it.
26.03
Francisco Velasco plays the ball forward to Marcos Andres. Marcos Andres flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Iglesias holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fernando Iglesias rushes past Sebastian Santos! Fernando Iglesias rockets a shot on goal but somehow Jose Javier Navarro manages to keep it out.
28.11
With some swift thinking, Albert Roman plays the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Zamora. Juan-Carlos Zamora makes a beautiful solo run. Juan-Carlos Zamora sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Superb reactions from Jose Javier Navarro. What a save!
30.42
Juan Molina chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Rodriguez. Francisco Rodriguez flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Izquierdo controls it well on his chest. Francisco Izquierdo plays a one-two with Pius Varkevisser and rushes in on goal... Francisco Izquierdo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Francisco Izquierdo scores for Sporting Gijón!!
33.05
Felice Campedelli makes a simple pass to Pius Varkevisser. Pius Varkevisser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.21
Marcos Andres threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
36.41
Francisco Rodriguez flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo threads the ball through into the box. Felipe Segarra cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
40.02
Seeing a gap ahead, Andres Helguera plays the ball forward to Fernando Iglesias. Fernando Iglesias lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Hernandez. Eduardo Hernandez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
42.09
Felice Campedelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Eduardo Ramos!
45.00
Felice Campedelli makes a simple pass to Pius Varkevisser. Pius Varkevisser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Gijón appear unchanged since the first half. Racing Santander also appear unchanged since the first half. The Racing Santander players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Racing Santander kick off!
47.49
Francisco Serrano takes it forward alone. Francisco Serrano threads a neat ball through to Fernando Iglesias. Fernando Iglesias knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.53
Rui Nunes breaks forward. Rui Nunes flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Izquierdo controls it well on his chest. Francisco Izquierdo shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
51.47
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
55.30
Francisco Rodriguez hacks Rafael Navarro from behind! The referee calls over Francisco Rodriguez and shows him a yellow card! Rafael Navarro stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.27
Felice Campedelli darts forward. Felice Campedelli tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Eduardo Ramos. Excellent save.
60.09
Sporting Gijón have made a substitution with Stuart Gemmill replacing Francisco Rodriguez .Racing Santander have made 2 substitutions with Edmundo Cruz replacing Francisco Serrano and Eugenio Hidalgo replacing Fernando Iglesias .
61.09
Seeing a gap ahead, Marcos Andres plays the ball forward to Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
65.05
Racing Santander are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
66.36
Francisco Velasco barges into Felipe Segarra. The referee calls over Francisco Velasco and shows him a yellow card! Felipe Segarra hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.19
Seeing a gap ahead, Felice Campedelli plays the ball forward to Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo runs straight at the defence! Francisco Izquierdo comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sporting Gijón!
79.38
Juan-Carlos Zamora threads a neat ball through to Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
85.04
With a delightful solo run, Felice Campedelli stretches the opposition's defence. Felice Campedelli plays a scrappy one-two with Pius Varkevisser and advances towards the goal... Felice Campedelli tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Eduardo Ramos manages to gather it effortlessly.
87.47
Marcos Andres makes a simple pass to Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
89.20
Andres Helguera kicks a strong pass forward to Ivan Ramos. Ivan Ramos plays a scrappy one-two with Eugenio Hidalgo and advances towards the goal... Rui Nunes catches Ivan Ramos on the ankles. Ivan Ramos appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Gijón

Racing Santander
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.4%
55.6%
Play Area
30.6%
43.1%
26.4%

Scorers
Francisco Izquierdo 30, 67
Felipe Segarra 36
Ivan Ramos 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Izquierdo of Sporting Gijón

Match Ratings