Match Report


Villarreal CFVillarreal CF     Sporting GijónSporting Gijón
Brendan DaoBrendan Dao Robert Mcfadyen Robert Mcfadyen
Rick Dos SantosR. Dos Santos68
G
1
G
75Zeljko ZoisZ. Zois
Valerio AgliettiV. Aglietti69
D
2
D
71Kristoffer MatinpoikaK. Matinpoika
Nikolas WelterN. Welter68
D
3
D
71Stephen MeiklejohnS. Meiklejohn
Gabriel RubioG. Rubio68
D
4
D
74Craig MccallC. Mccall
Francesco PorroF. Porro77
M
5
M
69Luca PandolfiL. Pandolfi
Diego Di CaraD. Di Cara75
M
6captain
M
73Luis NavarroL. Navarro
Vincenzo MazzoleniV. Mazzoleni77
M
7
M
77Thomas HoferT. Hofer
Giuseppe DamianiG. Damiani85
M
captain8
M
72Ivan NavarroI. Navarro
Eugenio PenaE. Pena76
A
9
A
75Felipe VidalF. Vidal
Harvey Overbeek-BloemH. Overbeek-Bloem71
A
10
A
77Antonio PenaA. Pena
Colin LinekerC. Lineker72
A
11
A
74Rafael HierroR. Hierro
 
Alessandro GiacominA. Giacomin69
G
12
A
72Alberto AlonsoA. Alonso
Manuele Del PreteM. Del Prete71
M
13
M
65Jose NietoJ. Nieto
Ramon SchaapR. Schaap68
A
14
D
69Paul CaldwellP. Caldwell

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to Sporting Gijón. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Villarreal CF and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Leonardo Nunez.


0.00
Villarreal CF start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.23
Craig Mccall runs forward with the ball. Craig Mccall knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena plays a quick one-two with Luca Pandolfi and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Antonio Pena provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Rick Dos Santos!
9.31
Ivan Navarro knocks the ball forward to Rafael Hierro. Rafael Hierro shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
10.30
Rafael Hierro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Navarro. Luis Navarro shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.59
Gabriel Rubio flicks a high ball forward to Vincenzo Mazzoleni who takes it down. Vincenzo Mazzoleni knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kristoffer Matinpoika.
22.45
Nikolas Welter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vincenzo Mazzoleni. Vincenzo Mazzoleni passes the ball forward to Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena lofts in a cross ball towards Diego Di Cara. With a superhuman jump, Diego Di Cara connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
28.26
Thomas Hofer decides to run forward with the ball. Thomas Hofer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
32.40
Thomas Hofer makes a probing pass to Ivan Navarro. Ivan Navarro shoots from outside the area. Rick Dos Santos gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
34.06
Luca Pandolfi makes a probing pass to Thomas Hofer. Thomas Hofer lofts in a cross ball towards Felipe Vidal. Felipe Vidal connects with a diving header. Rick Dos Santos gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
38.03
Giuseppe Damiani darts forward. Giuseppe Damiani sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Zeljko Zois.
39.49
Vincenzo Mazzoleni takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Nikolas Welter takes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
40.47
Gabriel Rubio knocks the ball forward to Giuseppe Damiani. Giuseppe Damiani threads a neat ball through to Colin Lineker. Colin Lineker knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Mccall.
44.51
Valerio Aglietti kicks a strong pass forward to Francesco Porro. Francesco Porro runs straight at the opposition's defence. Francesco Porro whips in a cross ball towards Colin Lineker. Colin Lineker directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Gabriel Rubio clumsily knocks into Felipe Vidal. Gabriel Rubio is given a warning by the referee! Felipe Vidal gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Villarreal CF appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Gijón also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sporting Gijón players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Sporting Gijón kick off!
49.07
Giuseppe Damiani flicks a high pass forward. Colin Lineker controls it well on his chest. Colin Lineker tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
53.27
Thomas Hofer threads a neat ball through to Ivan Navarro. Ivan Navarro shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
55.58
With great vision, Francesco Porro plays the ball forward to Vincenzo Mazzoleni. Vincenzo Mazzoleni knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kristoffer Matinpoika.
57.52
Valerio Aglietti flicks a high pass forward. Harvey Overbeek-Bloem holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Harvey Overbeek-Bloem knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Lineker. Colin Lineker shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
59.26
Diego Di Cara sees Colin Lineker in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin Lineker sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
71.37
Kristoffer Matinpoika makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Navarro. Luis Navarro makes a probing pass to Antonio Pena. Antonio Pena shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
73.48
Craig Mccall flicks a high ball forward to Luca Pandolfi who gracefully takes it down. Luca Pandolfi hits a low pass to Rafael Hierro. Rafael Hierro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.54
Sporting Gijón have made a substitution with Alberto Alonso replacing Ivan Navarro and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
79.50
Vincenzo Mazzoleni flicks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Overbeek-Bloem. Harvey Overbeek-Bloem shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
84.18
Nikolas Welter flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Mazzoleni collects the pass. Vincenzo Mazzoleni runs straight at the opposition's defence. Vincenzo Mazzoleni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Craig Mccall sees Luis Navarro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luis Navarro makes a simple pass to Alberto Alonso. Alberto Alonso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Hierro but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Villarreal CF

Sporting Gijón
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
27%
40.5%
32.4%

Scorers
Diego Di Cara 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Diego Di Cara of Villarreal CF

Match Ratings