Match Report


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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Albacete Balompie. A crowd of 19,492 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sporting Gijón and Albacete Balompie are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Sporting Gijón get the match underway!
12.24
Tonton Gren knocks the ball to his team mate, Hakan Ayaz. Hakan Ayaz knocks the ball forward to Christian Bayle. Christian Bayle knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.15
Krunoslav Vukoja makes a probing pass to Hakan Ayaz. Hakan Ayaz threads the ball through to Jonas Klinsmann. Jonas Klinsmann tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Mauricio Flores!
22.16
Ernesto Peiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
24.18
Ivan Kiko catches Teddy Paviot on the ankles. The referee calls over Ivan Kiko and warns him to calm down! Teddy Paviot stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.05
Pablo Cabrera sees a break and surges forward. Pablo Cabrera lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.20
Pablo Cabrera makes a simple pass to Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Dani‘l Laursen.
30.36
Lamberto Ciullo makes a probing pass to Ernesto Peiro. Ernesto Peiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Dani‘l Laursen.
32.13
Julian Mendez makes a simple pass to Pablo Cabrera. Pablo Cabrera kicks a strong pass forward to Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias knocks the ball forward to Ivan Rodriguez but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
34.27
Teddy Paviot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonas Klinsmann. Jonas Klinsmann shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
40.57
Julian Mendez flicks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Cabrera. Pablo Cabrera knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
45.00
Franois Vellas catches Ivan Rodriguez on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ivan Rodriguez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and Albacete Balompie kick off!
48.46
Pablo Cabrera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dayo De Franceschi. Dayo De Franceschi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tonton Gren.
51.42
Teddy Paviot threads the ball through to Jonas Klinsmann. Jonas Klinsmann shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Mauricio Flores!
54.13
Franois Vellas kicks a strong pass forward to Hakan Ayaz. Hakan Ayaz knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonas Klinsmann. Jonas Klinsmann plays a perfect one-two with Marc Høgh and rushes in on goal... Jonas Klinsmann cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.07
Ivan Kiko chips the ball to his team mate, Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias plays a perfect one-two with Ivan Rodriguez and rushes in on goal... Marcos Iglesias makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Dani‘l Laursen has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
59.23
Ernesto Peiro catches Tonton Gren on the ankles. The referee calls over Ernesto Peiro and warns him to calm down! Tonton Gren hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.47
Pablo Cabrera sees space and advances. Pablo Cabrera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.43
Julian Mendez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ernesto Peiro. Ernesto Peiro passes the ball forward to Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Krunoslav Vukoja.
66.36
Saidu A. Afolabi threads the ball through to Marc Høgh. Marc Høgh goes all the way! Marc Høgh shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Mauricio Flores is on top of it.
67.08
Hakan Ayaz threads the ball through to Jonas Klinsmann. Jonas Klinsmann shoots from 25 yards but Mauricio Flores is on top of it.
71.41
Lamberto Ciullo threads the ball through to Ernesto Peiro. Ernesto Peiro makes a simple pass to Dayo De Franceschi. Dayo De Franceschi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Dani‘l Laursen easily smothers it!
81.45
Ivan Kiko surges forward with the ball. Ivan Kiko shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
85.07
Hakan Ayaz makes a simple pass to Marc Høgh. Marc Høgh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonas Klinsmann but he's offside!
87.16
Ernesto Peiro makes a probing pass to Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Iglesias. Marcos Iglesias flicks the ball with his head but Dani‘l Laursen is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Marcos Iglesias of Sporting Gijón
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
4
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.8%
40.2%
Play Area
27.6%
44.8%
27.6%

Scorers