Match Report


Sporting GijónSporting Gijón     Racing SantanderRacing Santander
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Rodolfo RamosR. Ramos53
G
1
G
58Ricardo MarquitosR. Marquitos
Uwe ReimersU. Reimers72
D
2
D
77Antonio RodriquezA. Rodriquez
Marcos IzquierdoM. Izquierdo55
D
3
D
66Adolfo ButraguenoA. Butragueno
Juan-Carlos RomanJ. Roman54
D
4
D
53Michael MaximianoM. Maximiano
Miguel DiezM. Diez52
D
5
D
47Alberto RodriguezA. Rodriguez
Martin RomanM. Roman71
M
6
M
79Mauricio DelgadoM. Delgado
Alejandro PenaA. Pena58
M
7
M
75Samir LangeS. Lange
Hauke LindemannH. Lindemann54
M
8
M
70Ernesto PascualE. Pascual
Juan-Carlos PeiroJ. Peiro54
M
9
M
59Enrique GilE. Gil
Christian Van NistelrooyC. Van Nistelrooy73
A
10
A
71Frederico MoralesF. Morales
Albert TorresA. Torres68
A
11
A
68Malte RichterM. Richter

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Racing Santander. A crowd of 9,614 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sporting Gijón and Racing Santander are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Sporting Gijón kick off the first half!
6.45
Alejandro Pena sees a break and surges forward. Alejandro Pena shoots from outside the area. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alejandro Pena!
16.46
Hauke Lindemann knocks the ball forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy heads the ball goalwards but Ricardo Marquitos is on top of it.
18.09
Juan-Carlos Peiro kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.11
Juan-Carlos Peiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albert Torres. Albert Torres sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Ricardo Marquitos easily smothers it!
28.55
Marcos Izquierdo knocks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Lindemann. Hauke Lindemann kicks a strong pass forward to Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Michael Maximiano.
32.01
Juan-Carlos Roman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Pena. Alejandro Pena passes the ball forward to Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Rodriguez.
38.24
Ernesto Pascual threads the ball through to Frederico Morales. Frederico Morales shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
44.35
Ernesto Pascual advances with the ball. Ernesto Pascual makes a probing pass to Malte Richter but he's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The whistle blows and Racing Santander kick off!
48.05
Christian Van Nistelrooy hacks Antonio Rodriquez from behind! The referee calls over Christian Van Nistelrooy and warns him to calm down! Antonio Rodriquez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.36
Martin Roman surges forward with the ball. Martin Roman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.16
Miguel Diez knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Pena. Alejandro Pena surges forward with the ball. Alejandro Pena deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albert Torres. Albert Torres cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Ricardo Marquitos is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
60.56
Samir Lange chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Morales. Frederico Morales whips in a cross ball towards Malte Richter. Malte Richter flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Rodolfo Ramos has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
65.05
Alejandro Pena kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Marquitos who gathers it comfortably.
67.59
Alejandro Pena controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Albert Torres. Albert Torres goes all the way! Albert Torres takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
73.41
Hauke Lindemann clumsily knocks into Ernesto Pascual. Hauke Lindemann is given a warning by the referee! Ernesto Pascual runs off the knock.
75.53
Juan-Carlos Roman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hauke Lindemann. Hauke Lindemann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Torres. Albert Torres controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.43
Uwe Reimers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Peiro. Juan-Carlos Peiro knocks the ball forward to Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Ricardo Marquitos.
83.04
Alejandro Pena surges forward with the ball. Alejandro Pena sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.51
Marcos Izquierdo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Peiro. Juan-Carlos Peiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Torres. Albert Torres whips in a cross ball towards Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy powers a header at goal but Ricardo Marquitos is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Alejandro Pena of Sporting Gijón
Match Statistics
 

Sporting Gijón

Racing Santander
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.9%
31.1%
Play Area
25.7%
47.3%
27%

Scorers
Alejandro Pena 6
Albert Torres 55, 68
Malte Richter 61