Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at El Molinon where Sporting Gijón play host to Real Oviedo. A crowd of 9,465 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sporting Gijón and Real Oviedo are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Sporting Gijón start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.11
Stuart Ritchie sees a break and surges forward. Stuart Ritchie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Carlos Roman easily smothers it.
4.36
Juan-Carlos Roman hacks Hugo Serrano from behind! The referee calls over Juan-Carlos Roman and shows him a yellow card! Hugo Serrano hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.23
Michelangelo Anaclerio flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Serrano. Hugo Serrano knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rodolfo Ramos who gathers it comfortably.
12.31
Alejandro Pena threads the ball through to Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy makes a simple pass to Albert Torres. Albert Torres shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
15.39
Miguel Diez kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Roman. Martin Roman takes it forward alone. Martin Roman knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
22.30
Stuart Ritchie knocks the ball forward to Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ernesto Cabrera.
24.53
Ernesto Cabrera sees space and advances. Ernesto Cabrera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Serrano. Hugo Serrano shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.56
Frederico Molowny makes a simple pass to Andy Thomson. Andy Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Serrano. Hugo Serrano powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Rodolfo Ramos had no chance!! Goal for Real Oviedo!
30.50
Uwe Reimers knocks the ball forward to Stuart Ritchie. Stuart Ritchie chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
32.05
Uwe Reimers hacks Hugo Serrano from behind! Uwe Reimers is warned by the referee! Hugo Serrano hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.25
Frederico Molowny knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Thomson. Andy Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Serrano. Hugo Serrano directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Rodolfo Ramos.
39.01
Stuart Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carlos Roman who gathers it comfortably.
40.57
Frederico Molowny clumsily knocks into Alejandro Pena. Frederico Molowny is given a warning by the referee! Alejandro Pena runs off the knock.
42.49
Marcos Izquierdo makes a simple pass to Hauke Lindemann. Hauke Lindemann chips the ball to his team mate, Albert Torres. Albert Torres shoots from 25 yards but somehow Carlos Roman manages to keep it out.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Real Oviedo start the second half!
47.49
Stuart Ritchie threads the ball through to Albert Torres. Albert Torres knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adolfo Mendez.
54.53
Michelangelo Anaclerio makes a simple pass to Hugo Serrano. Hugo Serrano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Uwe Reimers.
57.09
Hugo Serrano clumsily knocks into Juan-Carlos Roman. The referee calls over Hugo Serrano and warns him to calm down! Juan-Carlos Roman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.38
Frederico Molowny surges forward with the ball. Frederico Molowny knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.42
Miguel Diez lofts the ball long. Albert Torres sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.53
Stuart Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
78.59
Alejandro Pena makes a simple pass to Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.20
Oscar Pardo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Thomson. Andy Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.27
Marcos Izquierdo passes the ball forward to Alejandro Pena. Alejandro Pena controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gregorio Ibanez.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Albert Torres of Sporting Gijón
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.4%
36.6%
Play Area
31%
45.1%
23.9%