Match Report


Extremadura UDExtremadura UD     Sporting GijónSporting Gijón
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Victor LopezV. Lopez61
G
1
G
58Francisco AlvarezF. Alvarez
Rodolfo RuizR. Ruiz60
D
2captain
D
68Jose MoraJ. Mora
Hugo GutierrezH. Gutierrez55
D
3
D
65Sebastian GarridoS. Garrido
Juan-Carlos MendezJ. Mendez55
D
4
D
60Garry CaldwellG. Caldwell
Shaun WalshS. Walsh53
D
5
D
55Federico PantanoF. Pantano
Jose GuardiolaJ. Guardiola67
M
6
M
67Patricio MenendezP. Menendez
Hugo MerinoH. Merino67
M
7
M
64Juan MoraJ. Mora
Leonardo MarcosL. Marcos64
M
8
M
62Julian FarinosJ. Farinos
Menno HouwingM. Houwing58
M
captain9
M
54Ljubisa TraversaL. Traversa
Matteo GiampàM. Giampà67
A
10
A
51Patricio RubioP. Rubio
Jose Fortes RamirezJ. Ramirez55
A
11
A
51Dave SmitheD. Smithe
 
Hugo FloresH. Flores56
M
12
G
53Edmundo BarkeroE. Barkero
Daniel AlmeidaD. Almeida55
G
13
M
53Alejandro AguilarA. Aguilar
Ivan CanoI. Cano53
M
14
D
50Julian HerreroJ. Herrero

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Francisco de la Hera where Extremadura UD play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 8,287 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Extremadura UD and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ivan Gento.


0.00
Extremadura UD kick off and get the first half underway!
2.55
Juan-Carlos Mendez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Guardiola. Jose Guardiola flicks a high pass forward. Menno Houwing holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Menno Houwing whips in a cross ball towards Leonardo Marcos. Leonardo Marcos rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.04
Leonardo Marcos kicks a strong pass forward to Menno Houwing. Menno Houwing lofts in a cross ball towards Matteo Giampà. Matteo Giampà connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Extremadura UD!
20.29
Dave Smithe flicks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Rubio. Patricio Rubio shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Victor Lopez effortlessly smothers it!
27.05
Shaun Walsh threads the ball through to Leonardo Marcos. Leonardo Marcos makes a simple pass to Jose Fortes Ramirez. Jose Fortes Ramirez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matteo Giampà but the linesman indicates offside!
42.41
Ljubisa Traversa advances with the ball. Ljubisa Traversa runs straight at the defence! Ljubisa Traversa shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Hugo Merino threads a neat ball through to Rodolfo Ruiz. Rodolfo Ruiz threads a neat ball through to Jose Fortes Ramirez. Jose Fortes Ramirez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry Caldwell.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Extremadura UD appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Gijón also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Sporting Gijón kicking off!
57.46
Leonardo Marcos darts forward. Leonardo Marcos lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Ramirez. Jose Fortes Ramirez connects with a diving header his aim is horrendously poor!
61.54
Juan-Carlos Mendez passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Hugo Gutierrez. Hugo Gutierrez passes the ball forward to Matteo Giampà. Matteo Giampà shoots from 25 yards. Francisco Alvarez gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
65.23
With a delightful solo run, Patricio Rubio stretches the opposition's defence. Patricio Rubio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.18
Juan-Carlos Mendez flicks a high ball forward to Leonardo Marcos who takes it down. Leonardo Marcos knocks the ball forward to Hugo Merino. Hugo Merino knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Federico Pantano.
85.16
Julian Farinos pushes up the pitch. Seeing a gap ahead, Julian Farinos plays the ball forward to Dave Smithe. Dave Smithe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.42
Julian Farinos flicks a high pass forward. Juan Mora controls it well on his chest. Juan Mora skips past Juan-Carlos Mendez! Juan Mora comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Extremadura UD

Sporting Gijón
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.8%
35.2%
Play Area
26.8%
52.1%
21.1%

Scorers
Leonardo Marcos 3
Matteo Giampà 12

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Leonardo Marcos of Extremadura UD

Match Ratings
1.Victor Lopez (GK)
6
2.Rodolfo Ruiz (DEF)
6
3.Hugo Gutierrez (DEF)
6
4.Juan-Carlos Mendez (DEF)
7
5.Shaun Walsh (DEF)
6
6.Jose Guardiola (MID)
6
7.Hugo Merino (MID)
6
8.Leonardo Marcos (MID)goal scored
9
9.Menno Houwing (MID)
7
10.Matteo Giampà (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Jose Fortes Ramirez (ATT)
6
 
12.Hugo Flores (MID)
0
13.Daniel Almeida (GK)
0
14.Ivan Cano (MID)
0

1.Francisco Alvarez (GK)
6
2.Jose Mora (DEF)
6
3.Sebastian Garrido (DEF)
6
4.Garry Caldwell (DEF)
6
5.Federico Pantano (DEF)
6
6.Patricio Menendez (MID)
6
7.Juan Mora (MID)
6
8.Julian Farinos (MID)
7
9.Ljubisa Traversa (MID)
7
10.Patricio Rubio (ATT)
6
11.Dave Smithe (ATT)
6
 
12.Edmundo Barkero (GK)
0
13.Alejandro Aguilar (MID)
0
14.Julian Herrero (DEF)
0