Match Report


Mérida Unión DeportivaMérida Unión Deportiva     Sporting GijónSporting Gijón
Computer Player Computer Player Ali Khan Ali Khan
Robert McleodR. Mcleod60
G
1captain
G
67Jose Javier NavarroJ. Navarro
Peter van den BroekP. van den Broek65
D
2
D
74Rui NunesR. Nunes
Mauricio GarciaM. Garcia54
D
3
D
72Sebastian SantosS. Santos
Frederico MartinezF. Martinez51
D
4
D
70Juan MolinaJ. Molina
Guido SbagliaG. Sbaglia48
D
5
D
60Miguel NavarroM. Navarro
Romero P. GutierrezR. Gutierrez75
M
captain6
M
64Francisco RodriguezF. Rodriguez
Jose Javier GarridoJ. Garrido65
M
7
M
57Felice CampedelliF. Campedelli
Artur OliveiraA. Oliveira65
M
8
M
56Ivan ByrneI. Byrne
Pedro GuerreroP. Guerrero62
M
9
A
66Felipe SegarraF. Segarra
Patricio AndresP. Andres61
A
10
A
65Francisco IzquierdoF. Izquierdo
Nicolas CruzN. Cruz59
A
11
A
61Pius VarkevisserP. Varkevisser
 
Gregorio PirriG. Pirri60
G
12
G
63Ernesto CortesE. Cortes
Jose PichichiJ. Pichichi60
M
13
G
63Jose NietoJ. Nieto
Edmundo GimenezE. Gimenez55
A
14
M
54Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Romano Jose Fouto where Mérida Unión Deportiva play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 8,956 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Mérida Unión Deportiva are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Julian  Castillo.


0.00
Mérida Unión Deportiva kick off the first half!
3.35
Peter van den Broek flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Gutierrez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Romero P. Gutierrez flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Andres controls it well on his chest. Patricio Andres knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastian Santos.
8.29
Felice Campedelli flicks a high pass forward. Felipe Segarra collects the pass. Felipe Segarra knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guido Sbaglia.
20.33
Francisco Rodriguez flicks a high pass forward. Pius Varkevisser controls it well on his chest. Pius Varkevisser knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Peter van den Broek.
21.58
Frederico Martinez advances with the ball. Frederico Martinez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Cruz. Nicolas Cruz plays a quick one-two with Patricio Andres and rushes in on goal... Nicolas Cruz muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
24.57
Pedro Guerrero hits a low pass to Nicolas Cruz. Nicolas Cruz deftly passes the ball to Patricio Andres, releasing him through on goal. Rui Nunes comes in with a late challenge on Patricio Andres. Penalty not given!!
27.38
Juan Molina catches Romero P. Gutierrez on the ankles. The referee warns Juan Molina to calm down! Romero P. Gutierrez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.13
Felice Campedelli threads a neat ball through to Pius Varkevisser. Pius Varkevisser whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Robert Mcleod reads it well. Nice save!
38.11
Guido Sbaglia flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Gutierrez easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Romero P. Gutierrez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Romero P. Gutierrez shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Jose Javier Navarro.
39.01
It's a corner kick. Artur Oliveira kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Frederico Martinez tries a spectacular strike but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.27
Juan Molina threads a neat ball through to Ivan Byrne. Ivan Byrne darts forward. Ivan Byrne runs straight at the defence! Ivan Byrne cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Ivan Byrne scores for Sporting Gijón!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Mérida Unión Deportiva appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Gijón also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Gijón get the second half underway!
48.17
Felice Campedelli makes an attacking run forward. Felice Campedelli passes the ball forward to Felipe Segarra. Felipe Segarra muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
53.27
Jose Javier Garrido runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jose Javier Garrido whips in a cross ball towards Patricio Andres. Patricio Andres makes a deft header. Jose Javier Navarro punches it away to safety.
55.37
Mauricio Garcia hacks Pius Varkevisser from behind! Mauricio Garcia is given a warning by the referee! Pius Varkevisser stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.48
Seeing a gap ahead, Pedro Guerrero plays the ball forward to Nicolas Cruz. Nicolas Cruz skips past Miguel Navarro! Nicolas Cruz makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Jose Javier Navarro has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.53
With a delightful solo run, Francisco Rodriguez stretches the opposition's defence. Francisco Rodriguez flicks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Segarra. Felipe Segarra tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
61.36
Felice Campedelli threads the ball through to Pius Varkevisser. Pius Varkevisser plays a scrappy one-two with Francisco Izquierdo and advances towards the goal... Pius Varkevisser rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Robert Mcleod has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
66.30
Mauricio Garcia threads the ball through to Romero P. Gutierrez. Romero P. Gutierrez flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Cruz controls it well on his chest. Nicolas Cruz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
77.40
Mérida Unión Deportiva appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
85.44
Mauricio Garcia threads a neat ball through to Jose Javier Garrido. Jose Javier Garrido makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patricio Andres. Patricio Andres plays a quick one-two with Pedro Guerrero and rushes in on goal... Patricio Andres shows great control and tries a shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
87.48
Francisco Rodriguez hacks Artur Oliveira from behind! The referee calls over Francisco Rodriguez and warns him to calm down! Artur Oliveira runs off the knock.
89.08
Felipe Segarra catches Frederico Martinez on the ankles. The referee brings Felipe Segarra to one side and gives him a warning! Frederico Martinez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Mérida Unión Deportiva

Sporting Gijón
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.1%
34.9%
Play Area
31.7%
46%
22.2%

Scorers
Nicolas Cruz 57
Ivan Byrne 42
Pius Varkevisser 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Cruz of Mérida Unión Deportiva

Match Ratings