Match Report


Sporting GijónSporting Gijón     Real Betis BalompiéReal Betis Balompié
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jose Javier NavarroJ. Navarro68
G
captain1
G
68Eugenio JimenezE. Jimenez
Rui NunesR. Nunes74
D
2
D
73Daniel FarinosD. Farinos
Sebastian SantosS. Santos74
D
3
D
72Luis MenendezL. Menendez
Juan MolinaJ. Molina70
D
4
D
70Torsten HelmerT. Helmer
Hugo VelosoH. Veloso63
D
5
D
62Albert José MariA. José Mari
Rafael RedondoR. Redondo69
M
6
M
77Romero P. GainzaR. Gainza
Kieron IzzetK. Izzet66
M
7
M
75Edgar WapenaarE. Wapenaar
Francisco RodriguezF. Rodriguez65
M
8
M
68Francisco DominguezF. Dominguez
Felipe SegarraF. Segarra67
A
9
A
74Gregorio MarquezG. Marquez
Francisco IzquierdoF. Izquierdo66
A
10captain
A
68Luis FuentesL. Fuentes
Pius VarkevisserP. Varkevisser62
A
11
A
62Victor CamposV. Campos
 
Miguel NavarroM. Navarro60
D
12
M
68Hugo IzquierdoH. Izquierdo
Felice CampedelliF. Campedelli57
M
13
M
68Claudio VidalC. Vidal
Ivan ByrneI. Byrne56
M
14
G
64Nicolas RodriquezN. Rodriquez

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Real Betis Balompié. A crowd of 15,743 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sporting Gijón and Real Betis Balompié are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Felipe Carcedo.


0.00
Real Betis Balompié start the match!
6.04
Sebastian Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Rodriguez. Francisco Rodriguez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.15
Juan Molina threads a neat ball through to Francisco Rodriguez. Francisco Rodriguez makes a simple pass to Felipe Segarra. Felipe Segarra shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
15.14
Rui Nunes receives the ball from a throw-in from Juan Molina. Rui Nunes flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Rodriguez collects the pass. Francisco Rodriguez runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Francisco Rodriguez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Farinos.
16.00
Francisco Dominguez knocks the ball forward to Luis Fuentes. Luis Fuentes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Javier Navarro who gathers it comfortably.
28.49
Rafael Redondo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pius Varkevisser. Pius Varkevisser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.04
Rafael Redondo kicks a strong pass forward to Pius Varkevisser. Pius Varkevisser threads a neat ball through to Felipe Segarra. Felipe Segarra tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
44.37
Francisco Dominguez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Victor Campos. Victor Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The second half starts with Sporting Gijón kicking off!
51.53
Rafael Redondo passes the ball forward to Felipe Segarra. Felipe Segarra runs straight at the defence! Felipe Segarra shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.09
Rafael Redondo catches Francisco Dominguez on the ankles. Rafael Redondo is shown the yellow card! Francisco Dominguez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.29
Francisco Rodriguez threads the ball through to Francisco Izquierdo. Francisco Izquierdo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
59.46
Edgar Wapenaar hits a low pass to Gregorio Marquez. Gregorio Marquez plays a scrappy one-two with Luis Fuentes and advances towards the goal... Gregorio Marquez shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
63.09
Edgar Wapenaar kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Fuentes. Luis Fuentes whips in a cross ball towards Victor Campos. Victor Campos makes a deft header but it flies wide!
66.23
Without breaking stride, Hugo Veloso plays the ball forward to Rafael Redondo. Rafael Redondo flicks a high ball forward to Felipe Segarra who takes it down. Felipe Segarra knocks the ball forward to Pius Varkevisser but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
69.33
Francisco Rodriguez threads a neat ball through to Pius Varkevisser. Pius Varkevisser finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
71.23
Francisco Dominguez flicks a high pass forward. Gregorio Marquez collects the pass. Gregorio Marquez lofts in a cross ball towards Luis Fuentes. Luis Fuentes connects with a diving header. Jose Javier Navarro punches it away to safety.
75.44
Rafael Redondo clumsily knocks into Francisco Dominguez. Rafael Redondo is warned by the referee! Francisco Dominguez runs off the knock.
78.39
Edgar Wapenaar kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Campos. Victor Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.34
Kieron Izzet sees a break and surges forward. Kieron Izzet shoots from distance. Superb reactions from Eugenio Jimenez. What a save!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Gijón

Real Betis Balompié
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.7%
46.3%
Play Area
25.4%
46.3%
28.4%

Scorers
Gregorio Marquez 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gregorio Marquez of Real Betis Balompié

Match Ratings