Match Report


Celta VigoCelta Vigo     Sporting GijónSporting Gijón
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eduardo AndresE. Andres58
G
1captain
G
68Jose Javier NavarroJ. Navarro
Daniel RomeroD. Romero69
D
2
D
74Rui NunesR. Nunes
Kevin FergusonK. Ferguson65
D
3
D
74Sebastian SantosS. Santos
Jose PrietoJ. Prieto65
D
4
D
70Juan MolinaJ. Molina
Leonardo GonzalezL. Gonzalez59
D
5
D
63Hugo VelosoH. Veloso
Samuel MbomaS. Mboma72
M
captain6
M
69Rafael RedondoR. Redondo
Gabriel RubioG. Rubio70
M
7
M
66Kieron IzzetK. Izzet
Eugène ZaréE. Zaré82
A
8
M
65Francisco RodriguezF. Rodriguez
Edmundo AriasE. Arias70
A
9
A
67Felipe SegarraF. Segarra
Elena DelgadoE. Delgado68
A
10
A
66Francisco IzquierdoF. Izquierdo
Roberto TavaresR. Tavares67
A
11
A
61Pius VarkevisserP. Varkevisser
 
Jose Fortes JimenezJ. Jimenez69
M
12
D
60Miguel NavarroM. Navarro
Edmundo VegaE. Vega67
M
13
M
57Felice CampedelliF. Campedelli
Mario RibeiroM. Ribeiro65
A
14
M
56Ivan ByrneI. Byrne

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Balaidos where Celta Vigo play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 20,918 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Celta Vigo are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Sporting Gijón appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Claudio  Gomez.


0.00
Sporting Gijón kick off the first half!
8.18
Hugo Veloso advances with the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Hugo Veloso plays the ball forward to Felipe Segarra. Felipe Segarra shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
12.27
Jose Prieto knocks the ball forward to Gabriel Rubio. Gabriel Rubio knocks the ball to his team mate, Elena Delgado. Elena Delgado whips in a cross ball towards Edmundo Arias. Edmundo Arias knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.07
Rafael Redondo flicks a high pass forward. Pius Varkevisser collects the pass. Pius Varkevisser sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
16.11
Juan Molina advances with the ball. Juan Molina flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Izquierdo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francisco Izquierdo skips past Daniel Romero! Francisco Izquierdo rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
20.20
Rafael Redondo changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Rafael Redondo lofts in a cross ball towards Pius Varkevisser. Pius Varkevisser rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Eduardo Andres is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
26.16
Rafael Redondo threads the ball through to Felipe Segarra. Felipe Segarra shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
27.50
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
32.53
Sebastian Santos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kieron Izzet. Kieron Izzet decides to run forward with the ball. Kieron Izzet shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
33.54
Francisco Rodriguez flicks a high pass forward. Felipe Segarra controls it well on his chest. Felipe Segarra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.19
Gabriel Rubio flicks a high pass forward. Edmundo Arias holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edmundo Arias lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is deflected wide by Sebastian Santos.
35.51
Eugène Zaré takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Rafael Redondo gets to the ball and clears it up field.
36.46
Kieron Izzet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo shoots from long range but is denied by Eduardo Andres. Excellent save.
40.09
Kieron Izzet makes a simple pass to Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo runs straight at the defence! Francisco Izquierdo rockets a shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Celta Vigo appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Gijón also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Celta Vigo kick off!
48.33
Gabriel Rubio threads the ball through to Elena Delgado. Elena Delgado shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
51.07
With vision, Jose Prieto picks a pass forward to Gabriel Rubio. Gabriel Rubio flicks a high ball forward to Edmundo Arias who takes it down. Edmundo Arias sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
54.54
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
57.12
Showing composure, Kieron Izzet laces a weighted ball forward to Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo threads the ball through into the box. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Pius Varkevisser provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it is shockingly off target!
59.41
Rafael Redondo clumsily knocks into Gabriel Rubio. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gabriel Rubio grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.26
Sporting Gijón have made a substitution with Ivan Byrne replacing Rafael Redondo .
61.32
Gabriel Rubio sees Roberto Tavares in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roberto Tavares sees Eugène Zaré just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Eugène Zaré makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Jose Javier Navarro!
65.46
Kevin Ferguson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Mboma. Samuel Mboma passes the ball forward to Edmundo Arias. Edmundo Arias knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.02
Gabriel Rubio threads the ball through to Elena Delgado. Elena Delgado shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
73.15
Gabriel Rubio sees Eugène Zaré in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eugène Zaré plays a scrappy one-two with Elena Delgado and advances towards the goal... Juan Molina barges into Eugène Zaré. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
77.46
Showing composure, Leonardo Gonzalez laces a weighted ball forward to Gabriel Rubio. Seeing a gap ahead, Gabriel Rubio plays the ball forward to Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Javier Navarro who gathers it comfortably.
79.30
Samuel Mboma knocks the ball forward to Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
83.19
Gabriel Rubio flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Tavares controls it well on his chest. Roberto Tavares shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Celta Vigo

Sporting Gijón
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.1%
43.9%
Play Area
29.3%
47.6%
23.2%

Scorers
Felipe Segarra 8
Pius Varkevisser 20

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gabriel Rubio of Celta Vigo

Match Ratings
1.Eduardo Andres (GK)
7
2.Daniel Romero (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Ferguson (DEF)
6
4.Jose Prieto (DEF)
7
5.Leonardo Gonzalez (DEF)
6
6.Samuel Mboma (MID)
6
7.Gabriel Rubio (MID)
9
8.Eugène Zaré (ATT)
6
9.Edmundo Arias (ATT)
6
10.Elena Delgado (ATT)
6
11.Roberto Tavares (ATT)
6
 
12.Jose Fortes Jimenez (MID)
0
13.Edmundo Vega (MID)
0
14.Mario Ribeiro (ATT)
0

1.Jose Javier Navarro (GK)
7
2.Rui Nunes (DEF)
6
3.Sebastian Santos (DEF)
6
4.Juan Molina (DEF)
6
5.Hugo Veloso (DEF)
7
6.Rafael Redondo (MID)yellow card
7
7.Kieron Izzet (MID)
8
8.Francisco Rodriguez (MID)
6
9.Felipe Segarra (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Francisco Izquierdo (ATT)
9
11.Pius Varkevisser (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Miguel Navarro (DEF)
0
13.Felice Campedelli (MID)
0
14.Ivan Byrne (MID)
6