Match Report


Racing FerrolRacing Ferrol     Sporting GijónSporting Gijón
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Sebastian ButraguenoS. Butragueno66
G
1
G
58Francisco AlvarezF. Alvarez
Nicolas MunozN. Munoz61
D
2captain
D
68Jose MoraJ. Mora
Roberto SolerR. Soler57
D
3
D
65Sebastian GarridoS. Garrido
Tommy GriffinT. Griffin50
D
4
D
60Garry CaldwellG. Caldwell
Edmundo DominguezE. Dominguez45
D
5
D
55Federico PantanoF. Pantano
Elena MerinoE. Merino58
M
6
M
67Patricio MenendezP. Menendez
Hugo HidalgoH. Hidalgo54
M
7
M
64Juan MoraJ. Mora
Victor ZubizarretaV. Zubizarreta54
M
8
M
62Julian FarinosJ. Farinos
Colin CaldwellC. Caldwell51
M
9
M
54Ljubisa TraversaL. Traversa
Gregorio GainzaG. Gainza58
A
10
A
51Patricio RubioP. Rubio
Pedro HelgueraP. Helguera56
A
captain11
A
51Dave SmitheD. Smithe
 
Leonardo GutierrezL. Gutierrez58
G
12
G
53Edmundo BarkeroE. Barkero
Fernando NunesF. Nunes54
G
13
M
53Alejandro AguilarA. Aguilar
Rafael SanchezR. Sanchez51
A
14
D
50Julian HerreroJ. Herrero

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at La Malata where Racing Ferrol play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 8,514 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Racing Ferrol and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Guillermo Suarez.


0.00
Racing Ferrol kick off and get the match underway!
2.57
Ljubisa Traversa flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Rubio controls it well on his chest. Patricio Rubio shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
6.15
Victor Zubizarreta makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Helguera. Pedro Helguera knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Victor Zubizarreta is offside!
10.37
Hugo Hidalgo chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Caldwell. With a delightful solo run, Colin Caldwell stretches the opposition's defence. Colin Caldwell shoots from long range but it flies wide!
12.45
Elena Merino makes a simple pass to Tommy Griffin. Tommy Griffin sees space and advances. Tommy Griffin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Caldwell.
33.51
Julian Farinos flicks a high pass forward to Juan Mora who brings the ball under control. Juan Mora sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
42.06
Hugo Hidalgo kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Helguera. Pedro Helguera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Racing Ferrol appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Gijón also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Gijón kick off!
47.20
Juan Mora knocks the ball forward to Dave Smithe. Dave Smithe edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Dave Smithe provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sporting Gijón!
61.14
Hugo Hidalgo makes an attacking run forward. Hugo Hidalgo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
66.05
Nicolas Munoz plays the ball forward to Hugo Hidalgo. Hugo Hidalgo sees Gregorio Gainza in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gregorio Gainza lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Helguera. Pedro Helguera shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
71.16
Sebastian Garrido changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Sebastian Garrido advances inside the box! Sebastian Garrido shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
81.19
Showing fabulous composure, Gregorio Gainza laces a weighted ball forward to Pedro Helguera. Pedro Helguera advances inside the box! Pedro Helguera rockets a shot on goal. Patricio Menendez steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
84.53
Sebastian Garrido flicks a high pass forward. Julian Farinos collects the pass. Julian Farinos surges forward with the ball. Julian Farinos whips in a cross ball towards Dave Smithe. Dave Smithe gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Sebastian Butragueno punches it away to safety.
85.33
Jose Mora makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Farinos. Julian Farinos runs straight at the opposition's defence. Julian Farinos tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
87.35
Hugo Hidalgo threads a neat ball through to Victor Zubizarreta. Victor Zubizarreta tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
89.25
Victor Zubizarreta passes the ball forward to Hugo Hidalgo. Hugo Hidalgo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Julian Farinos flicks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Menendez. Patricio Menendez makes a probing pass to Patricio Rubio but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Racing Ferrol

Sporting Gijón
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
27.5%
50%
22.5%

Scorers
Dave Smithe 47

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

Match Ratings