Match Report
| Rayo Vallecano | Rayo Vallecano |  |  | Sporting Gijón | Sporting Gijón | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Felipe Mendez | F. Mendez |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Rodolfo Ramos | R. Ramos | |||||||||
| Gregorio Lozano | G. Lozano | | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Uwe Reimers | U. Reimers | |||||||||
| Jose Javier Diez | J. Diez | | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Marcos Izquierdo | M. Izquierdo | |||||||||
| Rodolfo Roman | R. Roman | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Juan-Carlos Roman | J. Roman | |||||||||
| Felipe Nieto | F. Nieto | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Miguel Diez | M. Diez | |||||||||
| Vasco Costa | V. Costa |  | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Martin Roman | M. Roman | |||||||||
| Michel Anselmini | M. Anselmini |  | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Alejandro Pena | A. Pena | |||||||||
| Carlos Ortiz | C. Ortiz | | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 |  | Stuart Ritchie | S. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Edmundo Suarez | E. Suarez | | 60 | M | | 9 | | M | 54 | | Hauke Lindemann | H. Lindemann | |||||||||
| Jacob Scholes | J. Scholes |  | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 |  | Christian Van Nistelrooy | C. Van Nistelrooy | |||||||||
| Martin Vila | M. Vila | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Rodolfo Guerrero | R. Guerrero | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Teresa Rivero where Rayo Vallecano play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 8,979 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rayo Vallecano and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Rayo Vallecano and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Sporting Gijón get the match underway!
2.52
0-0Sporting Gijón are easily keeping Rayo Vallecano at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
3.58
0-0Gregorio Lozano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Suarez. Edmundo Suarez knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Vila. Martin Vila whips in a cross ball towards Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes flicks the ball with his head. Rodolfo Ramos easily picks it out of the air!
4.08
Carlos Ortiz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Vila. Martin Vila powers a header at goal but Rodolfo Ramos is on top of it.
12.29
0-0Carlos Ortiz surges forward with the ball. Carlos Ortiz tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
21.52
0-0Martin Roman makes a simple pass to Rodolfo Guerrero. Rodolfo Guerrero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Javier Diez.
22.23
1-0Jose Javier Diez passes the ball forward to Carlos Ortiz. Carlos Ortiz threads the ball through to Martin Vila. Martin Vila whips in a cross ball towards Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jacob Scholes!
32.13
1-0Vasco Costa comes in with a late challenge on Stuart Ritchie. The referee calls over Vasco Costa and warns him to calm down! Stuart Ritchie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.24
Miguel Diez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Ritchie. Stuart Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.04
Felipe Nieto takes it forward alone. Felipe Nieto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Vila. Martin Vila shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
40.08
Vasco Costa knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.08
1-0Vasco Costa barges into Hauke Lindemann. Vasco Costa is warned by the referee again! Hauke Lindemann grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Rayo Vallecano get the second half underway!
49.35
Stuart Ritchie passes the ball forward to Rodolfo Guerrero. Rodolfo Guerrero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Javier Diez.
51.31
Jose Javier Diez boots it upfield. Jacob Scholes knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Vila. Martin Vila is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Martin Vila!
59.22
Michel Anselmini makes a simple pass to Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes shoots from 20 yards. Rodolfo Ramos easily smothers it.
60.42
Stuart Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Guerrero. Rodolfo Guerrero heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
65.32
Jose Javier Diez kicks a strong pass forward to Vasco Costa. Vasco Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Vila. Martin Vila whips in a cross ball towards Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.45
Michel Anselmini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Vila. Martin Vila goes all the way! Martin Vila tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.38
2-0Juan-Carlos Roman hacks Jacob Scholes from behind! The referee calls over Juan-Carlos Roman and shows him a yellow card! Jacob Scholes stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.58
Michel Anselmini threads the ball through to Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.24
Alejandro Pena knocks the ball to his team mate, Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Guerrero. Rodolfo Guerrero flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
69.1%
30.9%
Play Area
29.4%
45.6%
25%
Scorers
| Jacob Scholes 22 Martin Vila 51 |