Match Report


Sporting GijónSporting Gijón     CD LeganésCD Leganés
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Francisco AlvarezF. Alvarez58
G
1
G
65Alexandre LoureiroA. Loureiro
Jose MoraJ. Mora68
D
2
D
74Carlos GuardiolaC. Guardiola
Sebastian GarridoS. Garrido65
D
3
D
64Alfredo SotoA. Soto
Garry CaldwellG. Caldwell60
D
4
D
60Roberto MarinR. Marin
Federico PantanoF. Pantano55
D
5
D
51Guillermo GuardiolaG. Guardiola
Patricio MenendezP. Menendez67
M
captain6
M
74Victor VelascoV. Velasco
Juan MoraJ. Mora64
M
7captain
M
63Jeroen LangerakJ. Langerak
Julian FarinosJ. Farinos62
M
8
M
60Petri Van Der GaagP. Van Der Gaag
Ljubisa TraversaL. Traversa54
M
9
A
64Elena HerreroE. Herrero
Patricio RubioP. Rubio51
A
10
A
63Ivan MorenoI. Moreno
Dave SmitheD. Smithe51
A
11
A
58Christian Van EdeC. Van Ede
 
Edmundo BarkeroE. Barkero53
G
12
G
61Duarte NunesD. Nunes
Alejandro AguilarA. Aguilar53
M
13
A
58Albert LorenzoA. Lorenzo
Julian HerreroJ. Herrero50
D
14
G
54Juan RamosJ. Ramos

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to CD Leganés. A crowd of 9,578 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sporting Gijón are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while CD Leganés appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Ivan Mora.


0.00
Sporting Gijón kick off the first half!
9.34
Sebastian Garrido threads a neat ball through to Patricio Rubio. Patricio Rubio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexandre Loureiro who gathers it comfortably.
14.23
Petri Van Der Gaag advances with the ball. Petri Van Der Gaag knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francisco Alvarez who gathers it comfortably.
18.57
Garry Caldwell barges into Christian Van Ede. The referee warns Garry Caldwell to calm down! Christian Van Ede stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.26
Garry Caldwell brings the ball forward. Garry Caldwell threads a neat ball through to Dave Smithe. Dave Smithe flicks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Rubio. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Patricio Rubio provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Patricio Rubio scores for Sporting Gijón!!
28.52
Dave Smithe flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Rubio collects the pass. Patricio Rubio threads a neat, attacking ball through to Dave Smithe. Dave Smithe side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but is denied by Alexandre Loureiro. Excellent save.
30.31
Federico Pantano takes it forward alone. Federico Pantano lofts in a cross ball towards Dave Smithe. Dave Smithe makes a convincing header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.38
Elena Herrero flicks a high pass forward. Christian Van Ede holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Christian Van Ede makes a probing pass to Ivan Moreno but he's offside!
39.28
Julian Farinos flicks a high pass forward to Patricio Rubio who brings the ball under control. Patricio Rubio knocks in a cross ball towards Patricio Menendez. Patricio Menendez flicks the ball with his head but Alexandre Loureiro reads it well. Great keeping!
42.49
Julian Farinos threads a neat ball through to Dave Smithe. Dave Smithe shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
44.23
Julian Farinos flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Rubio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Patricio Rubio lofts in a cross ball towards Dave Smithe. Dave Smithe connects with a diving header but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
Guillermo Guardiola pushes mid-way up the pitch. Guillermo Guardiola chips the ball to his team mate, Elena Herrero. Elena Herrero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
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. CD Leganés also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
CD Leganés kick off!
53.13
Juan Mora advances with the ball. Juan Mora knocks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Rubio. Some good footwork from Patricio Rubio provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
54.23
Guillermo Guardiola sweeps the ball up the wings. Elena Herrero shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
55.25
Juan Mora flicks a high pass forward. Dave Smithe controls it well on his chest. Dave Smithe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Guardiola.
57.05
Juan Mora flicks a high pass forward to Ljubisa Traversa who brings the ball neatly under control. Ljubisa Traversa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexandre Loureiro who gathers it comfortably.
63.03
With imagination, Petri Van Der Gaag plays the ball forward to Elena Herrero. Elena Herrero tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.34
Garry Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ljubisa Traversa. Ljubisa Traversa threads a neat ball through to Dave Smithe. Dave Smithe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guillermo Guardiola.
69.12
Sebastian Garrido decides to run forward with the ball. Sebastian Garrido threads the ball through to Patricio Rubio. Patricio Rubio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Roberto Marin.
71.31
Federico Pantano makes a probing pass to Julian Farinos. Julian Farinos makes a simple pass to Patricio Rubio. Patricio Rubio shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
72.49
Alfredo Soto clumsily knocks into Dave Smithe. The referee warns Alfredo Soto to calm down! Dave Smithe gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.29
Petri Van Der Gaag catches Juan Mora on the ankles. The referee calls over Petri Van Der Gaag and shows him a yellow card! Juan Mora hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.13
Patricio Menendez threads a neat ball through to Juan Mora. Juan Mora knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Petri Van Der Gaag.
81.33
Petri Van Der Gaag takes a short throw-in bringing Ivan Moreno into play. Ivan Moreno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Elena Herrero. Elena Herrero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.01
Julian Farinos makes a simple pass to Juan Mora. Juan Mora tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Gijón

CD Leganés
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.4%
35.6%
Play Area
25.6%
47.8%
26.7%

Scorers
Patricio Rubio 22
Dave Smithe 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dave Smithe of Sporting Gijón

Match Ratings