Match Report


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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Racing Ferrol. A crowd of 16,799 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sporting Gijón and Racing Ferrol are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Racing Ferrol start the match!
9.26
Julian Mendez hacks Patrick Milla from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Patrick Milla stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.18
Youssef Abdellaoui makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ásgeir Bjarnason. Ásgeir Bjarnason knocks the ball forward to Alain Dadi. Alain Dadi kicks a strong pass forward to Patrick Milla but the referee indicates it's offside!
12.07
Ásgeir Bjarnason knocks the ball to his team mate, Lampros Triadis. Lampros Triadis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.00
Pablo Cabrera knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez plays a perfect one-two with Dayo De Franceschi and rushes in on goal... Ivan Rodriguez takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
16.50
Garry McNeill surges forward with the ball. Garry McNeill makes a probing pass to Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias threads the ball through to Ivan Rodriguez but he's offside!
18.12
Ivan Kiko flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
21.27
Ernesto Peiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Dayo De Franceschi. Dayo De Franceschi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Abran Rosales.
24.49
Ásgeir Bjarnason flicks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Milla. Patrick Milla plays a perfect one-two with Alain Dadi and rushes in on goal... Patrick Milla shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
28.02
Ernesto Peiro makes a simple pass to Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias whips in a cross ball towards Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Jesper Bergmark manages to gather it comfortably.
30.29
Pedro Ramirez chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Kiko. Ivan Kiko passes the ball forward to Dayo De Franceschi. Dayo De Franceschi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.24
Augustine Lawal sees space and advances. Augustine Lawal threads the ball through to Patrick Milla. Patrick Milla shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
36.25
Lamberto Ciullo chips the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Peiro. Ernesto Peiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias goes all the way! Marcos Iglesias takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.41
Ernesto Peiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Dayo De Franceschi. Dayo De Franceschi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.00
Ernesto Peiro chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Julian Mendez makes a simple pass to Ernesto Peiro. Ernesto Peiro chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Sporting Gijón start the second half!
48.59
Francisco Mendez sees a break and surges forward. Francisco Mendez knocks the ball forward to Lampros Triadis. Lampros Triadis tries a spectacular strike but Mauricio Flores is on top of it.
49.54
Francisco Mendez makes a probing pass to Alain Dadi. Alain Dadi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lamberto Ciullo.
51.10
Sporting Gijón are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
55.41
Garry McNeill decides to run forward with the ball. Garry McNeill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez goes all the way! Ivan Rodriguez takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Jesper Bergmark.
57.50
Ernesto Peiro knocks the ball forward to Dayo De Franceschi. Dayo De Franceschi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Jesper Bergmark manages to keep it out.
60.18
Gabriel Gimenez hacks Dayo De Franceschi from behind! Gabriel Gimenez is warned by the referee! Dayo De Franceschi runs off the knock.
67.03
Alain Dadi clumsily knocks into Pedro Ramirez. Alain Dadi is shown the yellow card! Pedro Ramirez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.23
Youssef Abdellaoui hacks Ivan Rodriguez from behind! Youssef Abdellaoui is shown the yellow card! Ivan Rodriguez stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.33
Ivan Kiko kicks a strong pass forward to Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
83.06
Garry McNeill knocks the ball forward to Pablo Cabrera. Pablo Cabrera sees a break and surges forward. Pablo Cabrera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Jesper Bergmark is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Patrick Milla of Racing Ferrol
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.9%
31.1%
Play Area
23%
48.6%
28.4%