Match Report


Sporting GijónSporting Gijón     Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie
Ali KhanAli Khan Computer Player Computer Player
Jose Javier NavarroJ. Navarro67
G
captain1
G
61Daniel BlancoD. Blanco
Miguel NavarroM. Navarro60
D
2
D
62David CastroD. Castro
Rui NunesR. Nunes74
D
3captain
D
61Andres MarinA. Marin
Juan MolinaJ. Molina70
D
4
D
61Daniel AntunesD. Antunes
Sebastian SantosS. Santos72
D
5
D
49Andres HelgueraA. Helguera
Francisco RodriguezF. Rodriguez64
M
6
M
79Roberto HerreroR. Herrero
Felice CampedelliF. Campedelli57
M
7
M
63Luis GentoL. Gento
Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill54
M
8
M
63Marcos PirriM. Pirri
Francisco IzquierdoF. Izquierdo66
A
9
M
56Martin CrespoM. Crespo
Pius VarkevisserP. Varkevisser61
A
10
A
75Gregorio FuentesG. Fuentes
Felipe SegarraF. Segarra66
A
11
A
67Enrique MolownyE. Molowny
 
Adolfo RuizA. Ruiz52
D
12
A
61Aron RedekerA. Redeker
Roberto PenaR. Pena44
A
13
G
60Juan-Carlos FerrerJ. Ferrer
Ivan ByrneI. Byrne56
M
14
G
56David Van Der MeydeD. Van Der Meyde

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Albacete Balompie. 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 Albacete Balompie appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Leonardo  Torres.


0.00
Albacete Balompie kick off the first half!
21.38
Sporting Gijón are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
33.25
Rui Nunes runs forward with the ball. Rui Nunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Segarra. Felipe Segarra outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.49
Enrique Molowny comes in with a late challenge on Juan Molina. Enrique Molowny is warned by the referee! Juan Molina runs off the knock.
40.19
Juan Molina makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Rodriguez. Francisco Rodriguez kicks a strong pass forward to Pius Varkevisser. Pius Varkevisser lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo beats his man to it with a header but it's a woeful effort!
42.16
Felice Campedelli flicks a high ball forward to Pius Varkevisser who takes it down. Pius Varkevisser finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
45.00
Felice Campedelli hits a low pass to Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo whips in a cross ball towards Pius Varkevisser. With a superhuman jump, Pius Varkevisser connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Gijón appear unchanged since the first half. Albacete Balompie also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Sporting Gijón kick off the second half!
47.17
Felice Campedelli advances with the ball. Felice Campedelli plays a one-two with Francisco Izquierdo and advances towards the goal... Felice Campedelli makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Daniel Blanco reads it well. Fabulous save!
53.17
Marcos Pirri knocks the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Fuentes. Gregorio Fuentes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Jose Javier Navarro. Excellent save.
54.21
Felice Campedelli makes a simple pass to Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.45
Albacete Balompie have made a substitution with Juan-Carlos Ferrer replacing Marcos Pirri .
61.45
Stuart Gemmill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Felipe Segarra. Felipe Segarra chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Daniel Blanco had no chance!! Goal for Sporting Gijón!
65.09
Miguel Navarro threads a neat ball through to Felice Campedelli. Felice Campedelli passes the ball forward to Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo advances inside the box! Francisco Izquierdo tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
66.32
Luis Gento comes in with a late challenge on Felice Campedelli. Luis Gento is given a warning by the referee! Felice Campedelli stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.33
Miguel Navarro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felice Campedelli. Felice Campedelli passes the ball forward to Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo shoots from long range. Good keeping from Daniel Blanco as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
68.24
It's a corner kick. Stuart Gemmill loops the ball over to the far post. Some silky footwork from Sebastian Santos provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it flies well off target!
69.47
Luis Gento runs straight at the opposition's defence. Luis Gento plays a scrappy one-two with Gregorio Fuentes and advances towards the goal... Luis Gento muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Jose Javier Navarro is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
73.28
Felice Campedelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Segarra. Felipe Segarra shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Gregorio Fuentes catches Juan Molina on the ankles. The referee brings Gregorio Fuentes to one side and gives him a warning! Juan Molina stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Gijón

Albacete Balompie
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
8
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
25.7%
47.1%
27.1%

Scorers
Francisco Izquierdo 61
Luis Gento 69

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

Match Ratings