Match Report
| Sporting Gijón | Sporting Gijón |  |  | Elche CF | Elche CF | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rodolfo Ramos | R. Ramos |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | Ivan Herrero | I. Herrero | |||||||||
| Uwe Reimers | U. Reimers |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Rocco R. Marangon | R. Marangon | |||||||||
| Marcos Izquierdo | M. Izquierdo | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Daniel Vega | D. Vega | |||||||||
| Juan-Carlos Roman | J. Roman | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Marcos Soler | M. Soler | |||||||||
| Miguel Diez | M. Diez | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 |  | Madjid Ziani | M. Ziani | |||||||||
| Martin Roman | M. Roman | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Juan-Carlos Cortes | J. Cortes | |||||||||
| Alejandro Pena | A. Pena | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 |  | Walter Robles | W. Robles | |||||||||
| Stuart Ritchie | S. Ritchie |  | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Alex McNeill | A. McNeill | |||||||||
| Hauke Lindemann | H. Lindemann | | 54 | M | | 9 | | M | 59 | | Luis Iglesias | L. Iglesias | |||||||||
| Christian Van Nistelrooy | C. Van Nistelrooy |  | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Nicolas Zamora | N. Zamora | |||||||||
| Rodolfo Guerrero | R. Guerrero | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 | | Alberto Rubio | A. Rubio | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Blood Arena |
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Elche CF. A crowd of 8,997 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sporting Gijón and Elche CF are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Sporting Gijón and Elche CF are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Sporting Gijón start the match!
4.45
0-0Miguel Diez decides to run forward with the ball. Miguel Diez chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy lofts in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Guerrero. Rodolfo Guerrero is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
9.11
0-0Alex McNeill threads the ball through to Alberto Rubio. Alberto Rubio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rodolfo Ramos who gathers it comfortably.
14.50
Uwe Reimers kicks a strong pass forward to Alejandro Pena. Alejandro Pena knocks the ball to his team mate, Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ivan Herrero who gathers it comfortably.
20.21
Madjid Ziani makes a probing pass to Alex McNeill. Alex McNeill kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Rubio. Alberto Rubio whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Zamora. Nicolas Zamora heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.05
Martin Roman flicks the ball to his team mate, Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcos Soler.
22.11
Daniel Vega knocks the ball forward to Alex McNeill. Alex McNeill decides to run forward with the ball. Alex McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcos Izquierdo.
32.45
Hauke Lindemann surges forward with the ball. Hauke Lindemann shoots from distance but it is miles over!
36.46
0-0Marcos Izquierdo barges into Alberto Rubio. The referee calls over Marcos Izquierdo and warns him to calm down! Alberto Rubio stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.29
Miguel Diez knocks the ball forward to Martin Roman. Martin Roman makes a simple pass to Rodolfo Guerrero. Rodolfo Guerrero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.55
Miguel Diez sees space and advances. Miguel Diez chips the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Guerrero. Rodolfo Guerrero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.46
Stuart Ritchie chips the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Guerrero. Rodolfo Guerrero shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
Walter Robles knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Zamora. Nicolas Zamora tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Elche CF kick off and get the second half underway!
57.12
0-0Martin Roman makes a probing pass to Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy shoots from outside the area but Ivan Herrero is on top of it.
61.25
Stuart Ritchie flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Guerrero. Rodolfo Guerrero flicks the ball to his team mate, Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
63.40
Martin Roman makes a probing pass to Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Guerrero. Rodolfo Guerrero connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Ivan Herrero manages to gather it comfortably.
66.02
Marcos Soler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan-Carlos Cortes. Juan-Carlos Cortes passes the ball forward to Alberto Rubio. Alberto Rubio shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.21
Juan-Carlos Roman chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Roman. Martin Roman kicks a strong pass forward to Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy goes all the way! Christian Van Nistelrooy rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.54
1-0Martin Roman makes a simple pass to Rodolfo Guerrero. Rodolfo Guerrero goes all the way! Rodolfo Guerrero rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.02
Luis Iglesias makes a probing pass to Nicolas Zamora. Nicolas Zamora whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Rubio. Alberto Rubio directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
83.02
1-0Juan-Carlos Roman clumsily knocks into Alberto Rubio. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alberto Rubio gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
84.39
Alex McNeill sees a break and surges forward. Alex McNeill knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Zamora. Nicolas Zamora is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Rodolfo Ramos easily picks it out of the air!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
26.7%
46.7%
26.7%
Scorers