Match Report


Sporting GijónSporting Gijón     Rayo VallecanoRayo Vallecano
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Hugo MenendezH. Menendez78
G
1
G
55Pedro BarkeroP. Barkero
Danny Ten HagD. Ten Hag68
D
2
D
57Enrique MoralesE. Morales
Daniel RomeroD. Romero63
D
captain3
D
56Andres LopezA. Lopez
Elena VilaE. Vila54
D
4captain
D
52Guillermo PastorG. Pastor
Callum McGroryC. McGrory53
D
5
D
46Eduardo MolinaE. Molina
Ricardo PirriR. Pirri75
M
6
M
66Rafael BarkeroR. Barkero
Alberto AlvarezA. Alvarez53
M
7
M
62Jakob BackesJ. Backes
Albert RubioA. Rubio51
M
8
M
55Mauricio CastroM. Castro
Victor GimenezV. Gimenez46
M
9
M
54Alfredo SantosA. Santos
Gregorio GuardiolaG. Guardiola64
A
10
A
75Felipe FerrerF. Ferrer
Marc MowbrayM. Mowbray59
A
11
A
60Romero P. IzquierdoR. Izquierdo
 
Oscar BarkeroO. Barkero68
G
12
A
58Gabriel RodriguezG. Rodriguez
Edmundo JimenezE. Jimenez59
A
13
M
52Roberto PirriR. Pirri
Antonio ZubizarretaA. Zubizarreta55
G
14
G
51Stephane ZanuttaS. Zanutta

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Rayo Vallecano. A crowd of 8,656 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sporting Gijón and Rayo Vallecano are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Edmundo Hierro.


0.00
Sporting Gijón start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.07
Mauricio Castro sees Romero P. Izquierdo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Romero P. Izquierdo shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
12.34
Jakob Backes catches Callum McGrory on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Callum McGrory stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.29
Ricardo Pirri passes the ball forward to Gregorio Guardiola. Gregorio Guardiola knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andres Lopez.
16.53
Callum McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Victor Gimenez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Victor Gimenez kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Mowbray. Marc Mowbray shoots from 25 yards but somehow Pedro Barkero manages to keep it out.
18.19
Felipe Ferrer sees a break and surges forward. Felipe Ferrer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
20.54
Marc Mowbray darts forward. Marc Mowbray tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
21.19
Daniel Romero threads the ball through to Marc Mowbray. Marc Mowbray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.45
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
39.51
Andres Lopez chips the ball to his team mate, Felipe Ferrer. Felipe Ferrer knocks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Backes. Jakob Backes plays a quick one-two with Romero P. Izquierdo and rushes in on goal... Jakob Backes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
40.09
Elena Vila flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Pirri collects the pass. Ricardo Pirri flicks a high pass forward to Marc Mowbray who brings the ball under control. Marc Mowbray tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Pedro Barkero smothers it!
44.34
Elena Vila comes in with a late challenge on Felipe Ferrer. Elena Vila is given a warning by the referee! Felipe Ferrer runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Gijón appear unchanged since the first half. Rayo Vallecano also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sporting Gijón players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Rayo Vallecano start the second half!
48.57
Albert Rubio flicks the ball to his team mate, Marc Mowbray. Marc Mowbray whips in a cross ball towards Gregorio Guardiola. Alfredo Santos catches Gregorio Guardiola on the ankles. Gregorio Guardiola appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
51.14
Elena Vila flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Alvarez collects the pass. Alberto Alvarez plays the ball forward to Gregorio Guardiola. Gregorio Guardiola whips in a cross ball towards Marc Mowbray. Marc Mowbray beats his man to it with a header. Pedro Barkero didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
55.43
Enrique Morales deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Izquierdo. Romero P. Izquierdo shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.28
Gregorio Guardiola clumsily knocks into Andres Lopez. Gregorio Guardiola is shown the yellow card! Andres Lopez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
63.58
Alberto Alvarez flicks the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Guardiola. Gregorio Guardiola shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.52
Danny Ten Hag hits a low pass to Victor Gimenez. Victor Gimenez passes the ball forward to Gregorio Guardiola. Gregorio Guardiola shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
75.26
Elena Vila catches Jakob Backes on the ankles. Elena Vila is given another warning by the referee! Jakob Backes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.24
Sporting Gijón have made a substitution with Edmundo Jimenez replacing Gregorio Guardiola .Rayo Vallecano have made a substitution with Roberto Pirri replacing Rafael Barkero .
78.25
Mauricio Castro knocks the ball forward to Romero P. Izquierdo. Romero P. Izquierdo shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
81.46
Ricardo Pirri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edmundo Jimenez. Edmundo Jimenez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Barkero who gathers it comfortably.
85.48
Jakob Backes barges into Edmundo Jimenez. Jakob Backes is warned by the referee! Edmundo Jimenez stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.44
Alberto Alvarez threads the ball through to Marc Mowbray. Marc Mowbray plays a quick one-two with Edmundo Jimenez and rushes in on goal... Marc Mowbray makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
Daniel Romero plays the ball forward to Ricardo Pirri. Ricardo Pirri makes a simple pass to Marc Mowbray. Marc Mowbray shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Gijón

Rayo Vallecano
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.9%
37.1%
Play Area
27.1%
48.6%
24.3%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marc Mowbray of Sporting Gijón

Match Ratings