Match Report


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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Compostela. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sporting Gijón and Compostela are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Francisco  Leon.


0.00
The whistle blows and Compostela kick off!
3.39
Romero P. Campos catches Felipe Segarra on the ankles. Romero P. Campos is warned by the referee! Felipe Segarra hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.56
Gaspar Vieira passes the ball forward to Mauricio Mendez. Mauricio Mendez lofts in a cross ball towards Sergio Moutinho. Sergio Moutinho makes a deft header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Compostela!
20.32
Aniello Toni controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thibault Hutteau. Thibault Hutteau threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Mendez. Mauricio Mendez knocks in a cross ball towards Sergio Moutinho. Sergio Moutinho heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Sergio Moutinho!
26.04
Thibault Hutteau kicks a strong pass forward to Oswaldo Pavon. Oswaldo Pavon makes a probing pass to Sergio Moutinho but he's offside!
27.58
Francisco Rodriguez kicks a strong pass forward to Felipe Segarra. Felipe Segarra knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aniello Toni.
30.41
Juan Molina clumsily knocks into Sergio Moutinho. The referee warns Juan Molina to calm down! Sergio Moutinho stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.40
Aniello Toni makes a simple pass to Eugenio Cipriani. Eugenio Cipriani flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Mendez collects the pass. Mauricio Mendez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Miguel Navarro.
34.40
Rafael Redondo flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Izquierdo easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francisco Izquierdo knocks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Segarra. Some silky footwork from Felipe Segarra provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Gijón appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Compostela appear unchanged since the first half. The Sporting Gijón players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Gijón kick off!
47.54
Thibault Hutteau catches Kieron Izzet on the ankles. The referee calls over Thibault Hutteau and shows him a yellow card! Kieron Izzet runs off the knock.
51.48
Francisco Rodriguez flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo plays a scrappy one-two with Felipe Segarra and advances towards the goal... Francisco Izquierdo shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.55
Stuart Souness flicks a high pass forward. Thibault Hutteau holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thibault Hutteau sees Mauricio Mendez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mauricio Mendez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.09
Francisco Rodriguez flicks the ball to his team mate, Pius Varkevisser. Pius Varkevisser controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Felipe Segarra through on goal. Felipe Segarra shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Albert Ortega is on top of it.
61.05
Hugo Veloso knocks the ball forward to Rafael Redondo. Rafael Redondo kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
67.12
Romero P. Campos threads a neat ball through to Thibault Hutteau. Thibault Hutteau knocks the ball to his team mate, Oswaldo Pavon. Oswaldo Pavon knocks in a cross ball towards Sergio Moutinho. Sergio Moutinho makes a deft header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Compostela! The crowd cheers as the Portuguese player celebrates his hattrick!
71.58
Juan Molina receives the ball from a throw-in from Hugo Veloso. Juan Molina flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Rodriguez. Francisco Rodriguez sees space and advances. Francisco Rodriguez makes a probing pass to Pius Varkevisser but he's offside!
77.02
Compostela have made 3 substitutions with Geoffrey Boutoille replacing Oswaldo Pavon, Kamal Friio replacing Thibault Hutteau and Jose Roman replacing Romero P. Campos .
79.22
Rafael Redondo picks a pass forward to Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.41
Hugo Veloso barges into Geoffrey Boutoille. The referee brings Hugo Veloso to one side and gives him a warning! Geoffrey Boutoille hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.7%
42.3%
Play Area
32.4%
43.7%
23.9%

Scorers
Sergio Moutinho 10, 20, 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sergio Moutinho of Compostela

Match Ratings
1.Albert Ortega (GK)
6
2.Romero P. Campos (DEF)
6
3.Stuart Souness (DEF)
6
4.Aniello Toni (DEF)
6
5.Don Gallacher (DEF)
6
6.Gaspar Vieira (MID)
6
7.Thibault Hutteau (MID)yellow card
6
8.Eugenio Cipriani (MID)
6
9.Oswaldo Pavon (ATT)
6
10.Sergio Moutinho (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
10
11.Mauricio Mendez (ATT)
7
 
12.Geoffrey Boutoille (GK)
6
13.Kamal Friio (MID)
6
14.Jose Roman (GK)
6