Match Report


Sporting GijónSporting Gijón     LleidaLleida
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Patricio OrtizP. Ortiz54
G
1
G
58Juan-Carlos PardoJ. Pardo
Alexandre MarquesA. Marques71
D
2
D
69Mauricio VilaM. Vila
Alejandro ButraguenoA. Butragueno56
D
3
D
66Felipe CrespoF. Crespo
Edmundo HerreraE. Herrera53
D
4captain
D
64Glynn PalmerG. Palmer
Eduardo KikoE. Kiko52
D
5
D
59Mauricio Guerrero LopezM. Guerrero Lopez
Alfredo SolerA. Soler71
M
6
M
76Alfredo MoyaA. Moya
Marc Van Der WoerdtM. Van Der Woerdt69
M
7
M
68Olaf Van DalenO. Van Dalen
Gabriel CarmonaG. Carmona62
M
captain8
M
62Nicolas ButraguenoN. Butragueno
Henry OwenH. Owen60
M
9
A
71Scott JosephS. Joseph
Albert TorresA. Torres70
A
10
A
62Leonardo MartinezL. Martinez
Carlos SantosC. Santos57
A
11
A
57Martin SerranoM. Serrano
 
Pedro VicenteP. Vicente55
A
12
M
60Hugo MonteiroH. Monteiro
Jose Fortes MarinJ. Marin50
M
13
D
57Arturo CamposA. Campos
Samba MalmS. Malm48
D
14
G
56Juan GilJ. Gil

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Lleida. A crowd of 9,126 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sporting Gijón are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Lleida appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian  Montero.


0.00
Lleida kick off the first half!
2.24
With wonderful vision, Gabriel Carmona picks a pass forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.33
Edmundo Herrera kicks a strong pass forward to Gabriel Carmona. Gabriel Carmona makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.25
Henry Owen threads a neat ball through to Albert Torres. Albert Torres sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Juan-Carlos Pardo!
30.05
Nicolas Butragueno threads a neat ball through to Martin Serrano. Martin Serrano threads a neat ball through to Scott Joseph. Scott Joseph shoots from just inside the box. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
36.47
Mauricio Guerrero Lopez pushes up the pitch. Mauricio Guerrero Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Martin Serrano controls it well on his chest. Martin Serrano skips past Alejandro Butragueno! Some good footwork from Martin Serrano provides some space. He shoots at goal but is denied by Edmundo Herrera. Excellent block.
44.04
Olaf Van Dalen flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Martinez controls it well on his chest. Leonardo Martinez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
Edmundo Herrera threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Soler. Alfredo Soler chips the ball to his team mate, Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan-Carlos Pardo who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Gijón appear unchanged since the first half. Lleida have changed their lineup with Hugo Monteiro replacing Mauricio Vila and Arturo Campos replacing Olaf Van Dalen. The Lleida players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Sporting Gijón kick off!
47.52
Marc Van Der Woerdt passes the ball forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.42
Marc Van Der Woerdt threads the ball through to Carlos Santos. Carlos Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Albert Torres. Albert Torres makes a deft header but Mauricio Guerrero Lopez is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
55.48
Gabriel Carmona kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan-Carlos Pardo who gathers it comfortably.
57.58
Arturo Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Joseph. Scott Joseph knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alejandro Butragueno.
60.34
Marc Van Der Woerdt flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Santos. Carlos Santos finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
63.04
Alexandre Marques makes a probing pass to Gabriel Carmona. Gabriel Carmona plays the ball forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hugo Monteiro.
67.03
Alfredo Moya controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leonardo Martinez. Leonardo Martinez threads the ball through to Scott Joseph but he's offside!
69.35
Glynn Palmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Moya. Alfredo Moya sees Leonardo Martinez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leonardo Martinez makes a probing pass to Scott Joseph but he's offside!
75.06
Arturo Campos passes the ball forward to Scott Joseph. Scott Joseph lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Serrano. Martin Serrano heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
78.49
Edmundo Herrera flicks a high ball forward to Henry Owen who takes it down. Henry Owen flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Santos. Carlos Santos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
81.13
Arturo Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Joseph. Scott Joseph plays a scrappy one-two with Leonardo Martinez and stumbles forward towards the goal... Scott Joseph takes a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
89.29
Nicolas Butragueno makes a probing pass to Martin Serrano. Martin Serrano finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Nicolas Butragueno flicks a high pass forward. Martin Serrano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Serrano shoots from long range but Patricio Ortiz is on top of his game. Great keeping!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Gijón

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

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
26.5%
44.6%
28.9%

Scorers
Martin Serrano 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martin Serrano of Lleida

Match Ratings