Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Eibar. A crowd of 9,803 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sporting Gijón and Eibar are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Javier  Navarro.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Gijón kick off!
6.26
Marc Van Der Woerdt passes the ball forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manfa Eyraud who gathers it comfortably.
9.42
Juan-Carlos Vidal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodolfo Aguilar. Rodolfo Aguilar cuts inside the box! Rodolfo Aguilar makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Patricio Ortiz gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
15.18
Alexandre Marques knocks the ball to his team mate, Marc Van Der Woerdt. Marc Van Der Woerdt surges forward with the ball. Marc Van Der Woerdt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
16.47
Alexandre Marques flicks a high pass forward. Jose Fortes Marin controls it well on his chest. Jose Fortes Marin decides to run forward with the ball. Jose Fortes Marin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicolas Herrero.
18.44
Jose Fortes Marin flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Vicente collects the pass. Pedro Vicente knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Herrero.
21.43
Seeing Juan-Carlos Vidal's attacking run, Edmundo Vidal quickly throws the ball into his path. Juan-Carlos Vidal hits a low pass to Hannes Welter. Hannes Welter shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Patricio Ortiz.
24.07
Henry Owen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.24
Nicolas Herrero flicks a high pass forward. Edmundo Vidal holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edmundo Vidal hits a low pass to Hannes Welter. Hannes Welter plays a one-two with Rodolfo Aguilar and rushes in on goal... Hannes Welter takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
33.42
Duarte Teixeira chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Suarez. Roberto Suarez makes a beautiful solo run. Roberto Suarez shoots from distance. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
39.54
Albert Torres barges into Ivan Morales. The referee warns Albert Torres to calm down! Ivan Morales hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.28
Hannes Welter hacks Alexandre Marques from behind! The referee warns Hannes Welter to calm down! Alexandre Marques hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Juan-Carlos Vidal threads a neat ball through to Rodolfo Aguilar. Rodolfo Aguilar knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastian Sanz.
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. Eibar also appear unchanged since the first half. The Eibar players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Eibar kick off!
47.15
Patricio Vila kicks a strong pass forward to Juan-Carlos Vidal. Juan-Carlos Vidal flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Aguilar controls it well on his chest. Rodolfo Aguilar finds some space and shoots from distance. Patricio Ortiz gets down and covers it.
49.25
Marc Van Der Woerdt sees Albert Torres in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Herrero.
54.30
Alejandro Butragueno flicks a high pass forward. Marc Van Der Woerdt holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marc Van Der Woerdt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manfa Eyraud who gathers it comfortably.
55.03
Jose Fortes Marin makes a simple pass to Pedro Vicente. Pedro Vicente knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manfa Eyraud who gathers it comfortably.
57.25
Ivan Morales makes a simple pass to Steven Dichio. Steven Dichio kicks a strong pass forward to Hannes Welter. Hannes Welter cuts inside the box! Hannes Welter comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's well over the bar!
60.17
Eibar have made a substitution with Ernesto Morales replacing Juan-Carlos Vidal .
65.33
Ernesto Morales sees Hannes Welter in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hannes Welter skips past Samba Malm! Some superb footwork from Hannes Welter provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball comes in low, but Patricio Ortiz easily smothers it!
66.52
Roberto Suarez makes a probing pass to Rodolfo Aguilar. Rodolfo Aguilar controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Patricio Ortiz reads it well. Fabulous save!
69.20
Ernesto Morales flicks a high ball forward to Hannes Welter who takes it down. Hannes Welter passes the ball forward but Rodolfo Aguilar is offside!
72.13
Steven Dichio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Aguilar. Rodolfo Aguilar makes a probing pass to Hannes Welter but he's offside!
73.13
Alejandro Butragueno barges into Hannes Welter. The referee calls over Alejandro Butragueno and shows him a yellow card! Hannes Welter stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.15
Marc Van Der Woerdt makes a beautiful solo run. Marc Van Der Woerdt knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Vicente. Pedro Vicente outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's a goal!! What a beauty! That brings them level!
89.12
Seeing a gap ahead, Alexandre Marques laces a through ball forward to Marc Van Der Woerdt. Marc Van Der Woerdt surges forward with the ball. Marc Van Der Woerdt lofts in a cross ball towards Albert Torres. Albert Torres finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.2%
45.8%
Play Area
30.1%
45.8%
24.1%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marc Van Der Woerdt of Sporting Gijón

Match Ratings
1.Manfa Eyraud (GK)
6
2.Duarte Teixeira (DEF)
6
3.Nicolas Herrero (DEF)
6
4.Ivan Morales (DEF)
6
5.Patricio Vila (DEF)
6
6.Juan-Carlos Vidal (MID)
6
7.Roberto Suarez (MID)goal scored
8
8.Steven Dichio (MID)
6
9.Edmundo Vidal (MID)
6
10.Rodolfo Aguilar (ATT)
7
11.Hannes Welter (ATT)
7
 
12.Ivan Zamora (GK)
0
13.Nicolas Martin (ATT)
0
14.Ernesto Morales (ATT)
6