Match Report
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Eibar. A crowd of 9,624 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sporting Gijón and Eibar are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Sporting Gijón and Eibar are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Sporting Gijón kick off and get the first half underway!
6.41
0-0Jose Javier Martinez surges forward with the ball. Jose Javier Martinez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rodolfo Ramos who gathers it comfortably.
10.05
Pedro Pardo passes the ball forward to Frederic Chimbonda. Frederic Chimbonda passes the ball forward to Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Miguel Diez.
12.36
0-0Martin Roman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy makes a probing pass to Albert Torres but he's offside!
21.19
0-0Gregorio Vazquez chips the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Sanz. Alfredo Sanz makes a probing pass to Richard McNeill. Richard McNeill sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Rodolfo Ramos manages to keep it out.
22.45
0-0Miguel Diez sees a break and surges forward. Miguel Diez makes a simple pass to Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
34.46
0-0Sporting Gijón are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Eibar's defence.
40.26
Juan-Carlos Roman knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Pena. Alejandro Pena chips the ball to his team mate, Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adolfo Marquez who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
0-1Fernando Hernandez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederic Chimbonda. Frederic Chimbonda flicks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Eibar get the second half underway!
47.05
Stuart Ritchie flicks the ball to his team mate, Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball towards Albert Torres. Albert Torres is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Adolfo Marquez is on top of it.
49.41
Stuart Ritchie kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
51.40
0-1Albert Torres clumsily knocks into Fernando Hernandez. Albert Torres is shown the yellow card! Fernando Hernandez runs off the knock.
53.38
Martin Roman chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.44
Gregorio Vazquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Nieto. Gregorio Nieto kicks a strong pass forward to Richard McNeill. Richard McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rodolfo Ramos who gathers it comfortably.
59.55
Jose Javier Martinez threads the ball through to Richard McNeill. Richard McNeill whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
63.06
Alfredo Sanz sees a break and surges forward. Alfredo Sanz goes all the way! Alfredo Sanz shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Rodolfo Ramos has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
66.33
Stuart Ritchie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.46
Marcos Izquierdo threads the ball through to Martin Roman. Martin Roman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy lofts in a cross ball towards Albert Torres. Albert Torres heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
69.41
Fernando Hernandez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederic Chimbonda. Frederic Chimbonda knocks the ball forward to Richard McNeill. Richard McNeill tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.32
Martin Roman kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.45
0-2Samuel Pinheiro hacks Uwe Reimers from behind! Samuel Pinheiro is given a warning by the referee! Uwe Reimers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.02
Frederic Chimbonda brings the ball forward. Frederic Chimbonda knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.17
Martin Roman threads the ball through to Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.29
Gregorio Nieto makes a probing pass to Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.17
Martin Roman knocks the ball to his team mate, Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Adolfo Marquez.
85.28
Stuart Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy whips in a cross ball towards Albert Torres. Albert Torres flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.10
Martin Roman sees a break and surges forward. Martin Roman shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Hauke Lindemann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Torres. Albert Torres shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
25.9%
43.2%
30.9%
Scorers